Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis carrying SCCmec type V misidentified as MRSA
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a rare cause of severe infections and clinical manifestations are similar to those related to S. aureus infection. We describe a hospital-acquired bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis, misidentified as methicillin-resistant S. aureus. The o...
Main Authors: | Eliezer Menezes Pereira, M.D., Ricardo Pinto Schuenck, M.D., Simone Aranha Nouér, M.D., Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos, M.D. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-05-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011701921 |
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