Pacemaker related infective endocarditis from Staphylococcus lugdunensis: a case report.
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a common skin flora not typically associated with infection. There are, however, several cases reported in the literature of Staphylococcus lugdunensis as a causative bacterium of various infections. This paper reports an additional case of pacemaker associated endocarditis with Staphylococcus lugdunensis as the causative bacterium.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, MI 48192, USA.
Michael
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Ward
Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, MI 48192, USA ; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lasting, MI 48824, USA ; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA.
Kevin M
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Boehm