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Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2016

Marie-Paule Guillaume ,
François Dubos  and
François Godart
Marie-Paule Guillaume*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
François Dubos
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lille, Lille, France Paediatric Emergency Unit & Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
François Godart
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lille, Lille, France
*
Correspondence to: M.-P. Guillaume, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Boulevard Prof J. Leclercq, 59000 Lille, France. Tel: +33 3 20 44 69 49; Fax: +33 3 20 44 54 56; E-mail: Marie-Paule.Guillaume@CHRU-Lille.fr
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Abstract

We report the case of a 2-year-old boy with severe Langerhans cell histiocytosis who had tricuspid endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis and required surgery despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Through this case and literature review of endocarditis caused by S. lugdunensis in children, we highlight pitfalls and mistakes to be avoided in the management of this rare but serious infection.

Keywords

Staphylococcus lugdunensisbacteraemiainfective endocarditischildren
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , May 2017 , pp. 784 - 787
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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