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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00740-08
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Microbiological characteristics, presumptive identification and antibiotic susceptibilities of Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Thean Yen Tan^*, Siew Yong Ng, and Jie He

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore; Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: thean_yen_tan{at}cgh.com.sg.

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

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