title: Urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a healthy child.
abstract: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is being increasingly reported as a pathogen with an outcome resembling that of Staphylococcus aureus rather than coagulase-negative staphylococci. The authors describe a case of a child with left grade II vesicoureteral reflux and pyelonephritis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis. The child was successfully treated with cefotaxime.
authors.affiliation: Paediatrics Service, Hospital of La Linea, Cadiz, Spain. mcasanovar@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casanova-Roman
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Porto
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casanova-Bellido
mesh_terms: D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D002439:Cefotaxime