title: Right-sided endocarditis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: First reported case.
abstract: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative organism first identified in 1988. It is often incorrectly identified as Staphylococcus aureus, and has been isolated as the etiological agent in over 20 cases of left-sided endocarditis. This report describes the first documented case of right-sided endocarditis caused by S lugdunensis. This experience suggests that S lugdunensis can infect native valves in the absence of any predisposing risk factors such as injection drug use.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medical Microbiology and.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoeschen