title: Staphylococcus lugdunensis pacemaker-related infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. harald.seifert@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oltmanns
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Hilmar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wisplinghoff
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Eiff
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents