[Cutaneous coagulase-negative staphylococci--always harmless?].

E Ramseier; J Fehr; H H Hirsch

doi:10.1024/0369-8394.93.24.1055

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[Cutaneous coagulase-negative staphylococci--always harmless?].

E Ramseier·J Fehr·H H Hirsch

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Staphylococcus lugdunensis belongs to the group of coagulase-negative staphylococci, but share many clinical and microbiological characteristics with Staphylococcus aureus. We report two cases of chronic recurrent purulent skin infections in two females (one immunocompetent, the other HIV-infected with CD4 cell counts of 438/microl) who were treated repeatedly with antibiotic and surgical interventions, but only became free of recurrences after this was combined with a decontamination strategy.

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E Ramseier, J Fehr, H H Hirsch. 2004-06-09. [Cutaneous coagulase-negative staphylococci--always harmless?].. https://doi.org/10.1024/0369-8394.93.24.1055

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