Staphylococcus lugdunensis pacemaker-related infection.
We report the first known case of a device-related bloodstream infection involving Staphylococcus lugdunensis small-colony variants. Recurrent pacemaker-related bloodstream infection within a period of 10 months illustrates the poor clinical and microbiologic response even to prolonged antimicrobial drug therapy in a patient infected with this staphylococcal subpopulation.
Seifert
Harald
H
Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. harald.seifert@uni-koeln.de
Oltmanns
Dirk
D
Becker
Karsten
K
Wisplinghoff
Hilmar
H
von Eiff
Christof
C
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents