Abstract
Staphylococcus lugdunensis belongs to the group of coagulase-negative staphylococci, but share many clinical and microbiological characteristics with Staphylococcus aureus. We report two cases of chronic recurrent purulent skin infections in two females (one immunocompetent, the other HIV-infected with CD4 cell counts of 438/microl) who were treated repeatedly with antibiotic and surgical interventions, but only became free of recurrences after this was combined with a decontamination strategy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
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Abscess / diagnosis
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Abscess / drug therapy
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Abscess / microbiology
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Mastitis / diagnosis*
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Mastitis / drug therapy
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Mastitis / microbiology
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Recurrence
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Skin / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / diagnosis*
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus / classification
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Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
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Suppuration / diagnosis
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Suppuration / drug therapy