Staphylococcus lugdunensis Gluteal Abscess in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(1), 706; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.706
Submission received: 2 September 2014
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Revised: 8 October 2014
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Accepted: 12 November 2014
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Published: 28 January 2015
Abstract
A 57-year-old end stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis (HD) presented with sepsis secondary to right buttock abscess and overlying cellulitis. She was started on broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and underwent incision and drainage with marked improvement. Her cultures grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis. This bacterium is more virulent than other coagulase negative staphylococci and has been implicated in causing a variety of serious infections but it has been underreported as a cause of skin infections in HD patients and possible other patient populations.
Keywords:
Staphylococcus lugdunensis; hemodialysis; skin abscess
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Mehmood, M.; Khasawneh, F.A. Staphylococcus lugdunensis Gluteal Abscess in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis. Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 706. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.706
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Mehmood M, Khasawneh FA. Staphylococcus lugdunensis Gluteal Abscess in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis. Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(1):706. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.706
Chicago/Turabian StyleMehmood, Mansoor, and Faisal A. Khasawneh. 2015. "Staphylococcus lugdunensis Gluteal Abscess in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 1: 706. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.706
