title: Colony variation in Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
abstract: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is being increasingly reported as a pathogen with an outcome resembling that of S. aureus rather than coagulase-negative staphylococci. Recent local isolates exhibited colonial variation that delayed identification and interpretation of clinical significance. Until now previous descriptions have not emphasized colonial variation as an important identifying characteristic of S. lugdunensis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia. mjleung@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nuttall
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pryce
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Coombs
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pearman
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification