Urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a healthy child.
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.
Casanova-Roman
Manuel
M
Paediatrics Service, Hospital of La Linea, Cadiz, Spain. mcasanovar@telefonica.net
Sanchez-Porto
Antonio
A
Casanova-Bellido
Manuel
M
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*
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D002439:Cefotaxime