Embolic Stroke and Meningitis Secondary to Staphylococcus lugdunensis Native Valve Endocarditis

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that leads to destructive infective endocarditis. The clinical course of S. lugdunensis endocarditis is usually aggressive with a high mortality rate compared to endocarditis caused by other coagulase-negative staphylococcal species....

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Main Authors: Wafa Ali AlDhaleei, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Rabia Aldoghaither
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7910262
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