The "surreptitious staphylococcus": Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in a child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 984-986

  Sotutu, Viliame ^a   Carapetis, Jonathan ^a   Wilkinson, Jim ^a   Davis, Andrew ^a   Curtis, Nigel ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus; Congenital heart disease; Infective endocarditis; Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; VALVULOTOMY;

EID: 0036797781     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200210000-00023     Document Type: Article

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