Metalware-associated orthopaedic infections caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis: An emerging pathogen

Ang Li; Nicholas Gow; Bridget L Atkins; Adrian Taylor; Tim Peto; Martin A McNally; Philippa C Matthews

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2017.05.013

Metalware-associated orthopaedic infections caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis: An emerging pathogen

J Infect. 2017 Oct;75(4):368-370. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.05.013. Epub 2017 May 25.

Authors

Ang Li¹, Nicholas Gow², Bridget L Atkins³, Adrian Taylor¹, Tim Peto⁴, Martin A McNally¹, Philippa C Matthews⁵

Affiliations

¹ Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Oxford, UK.
² Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Oxford, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Oxford, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3SY, UK. Electronic address: philippa.matthews@ndm.ox.ac.uk.

No abstract available

Keywords: Antibiotics; Bone infection; Epidemiology; Management; Orthopaedic infection; Prosthetic joint infection; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus lugdunensis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates / adverse effects*
Bone Plates / microbiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / etiology*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / adverse effects
Humans
Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Joint Prosthesis / microbiology
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
Staphylococcus lugdunensis*

Publication types

MeSH terms

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