title: Staphylococcus lugdunensis: report of a case of peritonitis and an easy-to-perform screening strategy.
abstract: We report on a severe case of peritonitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis. The clinical course resembled an infection due to S. aureus more than one due to other coagulase-negative staphylococci. Therefore, we strongly recommend identification and propose an easy-to-perform procedure for screening of this pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schnitzler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meilicke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conrads
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haase
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*