S. lugdunensis Native-Joint Septic Arthritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a skin commensal classified as a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS). Though CoNS is typically associated with less aggressive clinical disease than Staphylococcus aureus, there is growing awareness that S. lugdunensis may be as virulent as S. aureus. The associati...

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Main Authors: C. Danielle Tan, Donna Moritz, Alfredo J. Mena Lora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8903907
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description Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a skin commensal classified as a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS). Though CoNS is typically associated with less aggressive clinical disease than Staphylococcus aureus, there is growing awareness that S. lugdunensis may be as virulent as S. aureus. The association between S. lugdunensis and infective endocarditis is well known, but few reports of native-joint disease with this organism exist. We report a case a 28-year-old male with no prior medical problems presenting with native-joint septic arthritis. Cultures grew S. lugdunensis. To our knowledge, this is the fifth case reported in the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-70bc0381ecc74ffab89643c62d061e9f2025-02-03T00:59:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/89039078903907S. lugdunensis Native-Joint Septic Arthritis: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureC. Danielle Tan0Donna Moritz1Alfredo J. Mena Lora2University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAStaphylococcus lugdunensis is a skin commensal classified as a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS). Though CoNS is typically associated with less aggressive clinical disease than Staphylococcus aureus, there is growing awareness that S. lugdunensis may be as virulent as S. aureus. The association between S. lugdunensis and infective endocarditis is well known, but few reports of native-joint disease with this organism exist. We report a case a 28-year-old male with no prior medical problems presenting with native-joint septic arthritis. Cultures grew S. lugdunensis. To our knowledge, this is the fifth case reported in the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8903907
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title_short S. lugdunensis Native-Joint Septic Arthritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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