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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2393-2395, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00740-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Microbiological Characteristics, Presumptive Identification, and Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Staphylococcus lugdunensis{triangledown}

Thean Yen Tan,1* Siew Yong Ng,1 and Jie He2

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore,1 Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore2

Received 17 April 2008/ Accepted 5 May 2008

This study validated abbreviated methods for the presumptive identification of Staphylococcus lugdunensis and studied the antibiotic susceptibilities of 106 isolates. The combination of positive responses to ornithine and pyrrolidonyl arylamidase identified all S. lugdunensis isolates. Resistance to penicillin and methicillin was detected in 27 and 5% of isolates, respectively.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889. Phone: 65-68504934. Fax: 65-64269507. E-mail: thean_yen_tan{at}cgh.com.sg

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 14 May 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2393-2395, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00740-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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