Ventriculitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: two case reports
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Ventriculitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: two case reports
INTRODUCTION Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an unusually virulent coagulase-negative staphylococcus that has rarely been implicated in central nervous system infections. CASE PRESENTATION Two children hospitalized in the Neurosurgery Unit developed ventriculitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis following placement of external ventriculostomy drains. The causative orga...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-267