Publication: Urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a 70-year-old woman with cystocele grade 3
Authors
Pérez, T. ; Cascales, E. ; Gallego, M.C. ; Muñoz-Dávila, M.J.
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Microbiology Society
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https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000055
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© 2015 The Authors___ This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in JMM Case Reports___
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Abstract
Introduction: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococci that is
increasingly being reported as a human pathogen.
Case presentation: Here, we describe a clinical case of urinary tract infection (UTI) due to
S. lugdunensis in a 70-year-old woman with cystocele grade 3 who was successfully treated
with cotrimoxazole. Although S. lugdunensis has rarely been reported to cause urinary tract
infections and especially in immunosuppressed patients, we describe a case of UTI caused in
an adult without the presence of an indwelling catheter or immunosuppression.
Conclusion: S. lugdunensis can be a urinary tract pathogen in adults without the presence of
indwelling catheters or other obvious medical problems. Urine cultures that show
S. lugdunensis should not be attributed to skin contamination, especially when the clinical
findings are compatible with cystitis or pyelonephritis.
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JMM Case Reports Volume 2, Issue 4
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