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Clinical significance of Staphylococcus lugdunensis isolated from routine cultures.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Oct 2010
Kleiner Elizabeth, Monk Alastair B, Archer Gordon L, Forbes Betty A
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Over 1 year, 42 Staphylococcus lugdunensis isolates, identified by phenotypic and genotypic testing, were recovered from clinical specimens. Thirty-six (86%) were clinically significant pathogens, mostly from healthy outpatients; 16 (44%) of 36 were isolated in pure culture; and 30 (83%) of 36 we...
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