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= Microbiology =
= ''Staphylococcus lugdenensis'' =

== Identification ==


* Coagulase-negative staphylococcus
* Coagulase-negative staphylococcus
* Produces bound, not free, coagulase
** Produces bound, not free, coagulase
* Identified microbiologically by decarboxylation of ornithine
* Identified microbiologically by decarboxylation of ornithine
* Commensal skin flora, but can cause disease


= Clinical Presentation =
== Origin ==

* Commensalism skin flora but can cause disease


* Acts similarly to ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body
== Diseases ==


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* Acts similarly to ''Staphylococcus aureus'' in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

Revision as of 19:45, 13 August 2019

Microbiology

  • Coagulase-negative staphylococcus
    • Produces bound, not free, coagulase
  • Identified microbiologically by decarboxylation of ornithine
  • Commensal skin flora, but can cause disease

Clinical Presentation