Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis following vasectomy – report of a case history and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | Hossein Schandiz Nils Olav Hermansen Trond Jørgensen Borghild Roald |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;2. Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;3. Volvat Medical Centre, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;4. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase‐negative Staphylococcus (CoNS), and part of the normal skin flora. The bacterium is an emerging pathogen that, unlike other CoNS, resembles coagulase‐positive Staphylococcus aureus infections in virulence, tissue destruction, and clinical course. We report a fatal case following minor surgery. The frequency of S. lugdunensis infections has probably been underestimated and under‐reported in the past as few clinical laboratories routinely identify coagulase‐negative Staphylococci. |
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| Keywords: |
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Staphylococcus aureus
coagulase‐negative staphylococcus valve endocarditis vasectomy surgery |
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