title: Staphylococcus lugdunensis abscesses complicating molluscum contagiosum in two children.
abstract: We report the occurrence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis abscesses in two girls with molluscum contagiosum who both required surgical intervention under general anaesthesia. S. lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus recently recognized as an emerging human pathogen. Because of its ubiquitous nature and the high prevalence of molluscum contagiosum in children, it is likely that this as yet unreported association may be underestimated, thus raising the question as to whether bacterial culture of superinfected mollusca should be obtained more often.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dermatology Clinic, University of Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacour
authors.forename: Klara Maria
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Posfay-Barbe
authors.forename: Giorgio Carlo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: La Scala
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D057787:Staphylococcus lugdunensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin