Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Staphylococcus lugdunensis Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis

• Published in: Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 345 - 350
• Main Authors: Masood, Komal, Redfern, Roberta E., Duggan, Joan M., Georgiadis, Gregory M., Suleyman, Geehan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Slack, Inc 01.11.2020; SLACK INCORPORATED
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Biofilms; Complications and side effects; Debridement; Demographics; Dosage and administration; Endocarditis; Female; Fractures; Hip Joint - microbiology; Hip Joint - surgery; Humans; Immune system; Infections; Intervention; Intravenous therapy; Knee Joint - microbiology; Knee Joint - surgery; Laboratories; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedic implants; Patients; Penicillin; Polyethylene; Prevention; Prostheses; Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy; Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Staphylococcal infections; Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - surgery; Staphylococcus lugdunensis - isolation & purification; Surgery; United States

Staphylococcus lugdunensis has been increasingly recognized as a cause of serious infections, particularly prosthetic joint infections (PJIs). The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of S lugdunensis PJIs. This was a retrospective multicenter stud...