title: Two successfully treated cases of Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis.
abstract: Prosthetic valve and pacemaker lead endocarditis by Staphylococcus lugdunensis remain very rare, while the former is associated with an ominous prognosis. Two cases involving a prosthetic aortic valve and a pacemaker lead, respectively, are reported. Despite disease severity and delayed diagnosis, patients recovered fully with combined antimicrobial and surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens-Haidari, Greece.
authors.forename: Kalliopi-Stavroula
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chatzigeorgiou
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ikonomopoulou
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalogeropoulou
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siafakas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antoniadou
authors.forename: Panayotis T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Tassios
authors.forename: Ekaterini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tarpatzi
authors.forename: Efthymia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giannitsioti
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vlachakos
authors.forename: Theophanis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikonomopoulos
authors.forename: Efthymia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petinaki
authors.forename: Loukia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zerva
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D057787:Staphylococcus lugdunensis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents