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Case Report

Staphylococcus lugdunensis: novel organism causing cochlear implant infection

by
Samina Bhumbra
,
Mona Mahboubi
and
R. Alexander Blackwood
*
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2014, 6(2), 5406; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5406
Submission received: 26 March 2014 / Revised: 30 April 2014 / Accepted: 7 May 2014 / Published: 24 June 2014

Abstract

A majority of cochlear implant infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Reported here is a pediatric patient with a cochlear implant infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus that has only recently been determined to be clinically relevant (1988). Unlike other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, it is more aggressive, carrying a greater potential for tissue destruction. In pediatrics, the organism is uncommon, poorly described, and generally pan-susceptible. Described herein is the presentation and management of this unusual organism in a pediatric setting.
Keywords: Staphylococcus lugdunensis; cochlear implant; coagulase negative staphylococcus Staphylococcus lugdunensis; cochlear implant; coagulase negative staphylococcus

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Bhumbra, S.; Mahboubi, M.; Blackwood, R.A. Staphylococcus lugdunensis: novel organism causing cochlear implant infection. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2014, 6, 5406. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5406

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Bhumbra S, Mahboubi M, Blackwood RA. Staphylococcus lugdunensis: novel organism causing cochlear implant infection. Infectious Disease Reports. 2014; 6(2):5406. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5406

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Bhumbra, Samina, Mona Mahboubi, and R. Alexander Blackwood. 2014. "Staphylococcus lugdunensis: novel organism causing cochlear implant infection" Infectious Disease Reports 6, no. 2: 5406. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5406

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