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