Staphylococcus lugdunensis infection sites: predominance of abscesses in the pelvic girdle region.
We used a screening protocol to identify Staphylococcus lugdunensis in clinical specimens with pure or predominant growth of coagulase-negative staphylococci. S. lugdunensis was isolated from 17 patients in a 12-month period and was judged to be the cause of infection in 14 cases. In 13 cases, the patient had a soft-tissue abscess, and in 9 of these, the abscess was located in the pelvic girdle region, which suggests that this may be the natural habitat of S. lugdunensis.
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433.
Richard
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Bellamy
Timothy
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Barkham
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus