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Staphylococcus lugdunensis: a Skin Commensal with Invasive Pathogenic Potential
22 Dec 2020
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a species of coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) that causes serious infections in humans akin to those of S. aureus . It was often misidentified as S. aureus , but this has been rectified by recent routine use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in diagnostic laboratories. It encodes a diverse array of virulence factors...
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