Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an unusual germ to take into account. Case report.

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Raquel Berzosa López
Laura Francisco González

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Background: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that causes severe infections and has rarely been described as causing otitis in the pediatric population. Case report: an eight-year-old patient, operated on at birth for congenital heart disease, presented a whitish discharge in the right auditory canal, resulting in a culture of otitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis, with good evolution after treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. Pediatricians need to know about this germ for proper management and treatment since it can cause serious infections.

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Berzosa López, R., & Francisco González, L. (2023). Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an unusual germ to take into account. Case report. Pediatría, 55(Suplemento 1), 20–22. https://doi.org/10.14295/rp.v55iSuplemento1.420
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