title: Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
abstract: We present the first reported case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis. The infection occurred in an 80-year-old woman who had been taking glucocorticosteroids. S. lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus with considerable potential as a human pathogen. Isolation of this organism should be regarded as significant unless evidence suggests otherwise.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Murdoch
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Everts
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Cowan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase