Staphylococcus lugdunensis cultured from the amniotic fluid at Caesarean Section.

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a virulent coagulase-negative staphylococcus. It behaves like and can be mistaken in culture for Staphylococcus aureus. While originally thought to be a skin commensal rarely responsible for opportunistic infection, it was rapidly established as a significant human path...

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Main Authors: Zbigniew Marchocki, Kevin Collins, Eimear Lehane, Paddy O' Reilly, Keelin O'Donoghue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23409177/pdf/?tool=EBI