title: Clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired Staphylococcus lugdunensis infections in Southern Taiwan.
abstract: Most Staphylococcus lugdunensis strains (49/59, 83%) were related to clinical infections, were susceptible to most antimicrobial agents with an overall oxacillin-resistant rate of 5% (3/58), and carried relatively great genetic diversity. Community-acquired infections (41/49, 84%) were dominant, often developed in patients with comorbidity, and had rather benign clinical courses without mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 University Road, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
authors.forename: An-Bang
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ming-Cheng
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chin-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Wei-Hung
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ching-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Ay-Huey
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kuei-Hsiang
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiang-Ni
authors.forename: Jiunn-Jong
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058889:Molecular Typing; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D057787:Staphylococcus lugdunensis / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents