Staphylococcus lugdunensis: an unusual and aggressive cause of infective endocarditis

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Aug 23:2016:bcr2016217156. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217156.

Authors

Eduardo Josué Flores Umanzor¹, Rodolfo San Antonio¹, Gustavo Jimenez Britez¹, Guillem Caldentey¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnosis
Abscess / microbiology
Abscess / surgery
Aged
Aortic Valve / surgery
Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
Arthritis, Infectious / surgery
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Hip / surgery
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcus lugdunensis*