Epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a Greek tertiary-care hospital.

Autor:	Kachrimanidou M; First Department of Microbiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece., Malliou P; First Propedeutic Department of General Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece., Meletis G; Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi str. 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece., Netsika F; Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi str. 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece., Mavrovouniotis I; Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi str. 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece., Protonotariou E; Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi str. 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece., Skoura L; Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi str. 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The new microbiologica [New Microbiol] 2020 Jul; Vol. 43 (3), pp. 133-135. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 29.
Abstrakt:	Staphylococcus lugdunensis is considered more pathogenic than other coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS), with its virulence resembling that of Staphylococcus aureus. We report a retrospective study of all S. lugdunensis infection cases during a 3.5-year period in a large tertiary university hospital in Greece. S.lugdunensis was susceptible to most tested antibiotics, although a high resistance percentage was found to clindamycin (27%) and erythromycin (25%). The susceptibility rate to penicillin was 49%, much lower than previously reported elsewhere, indicating that penicillin may not be an optimal treatment choice for S. lugdunensis infections in our region.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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