Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), commonly found on human skin. While most CoNS bacteria are typically considered clinically harmless, recent studies have shown ...

The patient has a month of progressive failure to thrive and a cough. Workup is negative as an outpatient, and he is given a week of prednisone for RAD. He improves, then worsens. Seen in the ER, he ...

Robert S. Daum, MD, reviews the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and molecular characterization of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. In this report, Dr.

Viewed under the microscope, staphylococci can appear in 'grape-like' clusters. It is this morphological characteristic of these Gram-positive cocci that has given rise to their name; staphyle being ...

Over 1.05 million deaths were associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 250,000 deaths were attributable to AMR in the WHO African region, posing an unprecedented health threat. That's ...