Incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3346-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00609-10. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Abstract

Of 63 patients with Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia, 15 (23.8%) had clinically significant bacteremia, with an incidence of 1.3 cases per 100,000 admissions. Of the five patients with community-acquired S. lugdunensis bacteremia, three had endocarditis. Catheters were the most common portal of entry for health-care-associated or hospital-acquired bacteremia. Only one patient died of bacteremia-related causes.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacteremia / mortality
  • Catheter-Related Infections / drug therapy
  • Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / mortality
  • Child
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / mortality
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / mortality
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / epidemiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / mortality
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / mortality
  • Staphylococcus / classification*
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Treatment Outcome