Multicenter Study of the Clinical Presentation of <i>Staphylococcus lugdunensis</i> Bacteremia in Japan

Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages: 405 - 407
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Abstract
Staphylococcus lugdunensis (SL) is a bacterium with a highly pathogenicity than most other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (CoNS). In Japan, data on this pathogen are sparse, and the current prevalence of SL bacteremia is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of SL in blood culture specimens in a prospective multicenter study across 5 facilities. A total of 3,284 patients had positive blood cultures, and 2,478 patients had...
Paper Details
Title
Multicenter Study of the Clinical Presentation of <i>Staphylococcus lugdunensis</i> Bacteremia in Japan
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Volume
70
Issue
4
Pages
405 - 407
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