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Staphylococcus lugdunensis Pacemaker-related Infection
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Aug 2005
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 11(8):1283-1286.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We report the first known case of a device-related bloodstream infection involving Staphylococcus lugdunensis small-colony variants. Recurrent pacemaker-related bloodstream infection within a period of 10 months illustrates the poor clinical and microbiologic response even to prolonged antimicrobial drug therapy in a patient infected with this staphylococcal subpopulation.
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