scholarly journals Staphylococcus lugdunensis Skin Infection: Report of 16 Cases

Author(s):  
A.J. García-Malinis ◽  
A. Milagro ◽  
L. Torres Sopena ◽  
Y. Gilaberte
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Thomas Parker ◽  
Nicole Danielle Osier ◽  
George M Garrity

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Charoenca ◽  
R. S. Fujioka

An association between using coastal waters for recreation and staphylococcal skin infections has been reported by canoe paddlers and several physicians in Hawaii. A retrospective epidemiological/microbiological monitoring study was undertaken to determine the association between S aureus skin infections in youngsters (4 months to 16 years of age) and their exposure to recreational use of coastal waters. Telephone interviews were conducted of 53 patients with such skin infections and 53 similar (controlled for age and sex) patients with no infection. A significant association between skin infection and water exposure was found, the odds showing that those developing skin infection caused by S aureus were 4 times more likely to have had a history of seawater contact than the control group. Moreover, the antibiotic sensitivity patterns and phage types of S aureus isolated from patients were similar to those isolated from seawater at bathing beaches.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Calvario ◽  
Caterina Foti ◽  
Maria Scarasciulli ◽  
Paolo Romita ◽  
Eva Eliassen ◽  
...  

Background and Objective: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is a small vessel vasculitis that can be limited to the skin but may also affect other organs. Often, its cause is unknown. LCV has previously been reported to occur with the reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6). Here, we report a second instance of HHV-6 reactivation in a 43-year-old woman with idiopathic cutaneous LCV. </P><P> Case Description: In this case, the patient was immunocompetent, and testing revealed that she had inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 variant A (iciHHV6-A) with a parallel skin infection of HHV-6B. The integrated ciHHV-6A strain was found to be transcriptionally active in the blood, while HHV-6B late antigen was detected in a skin biopsy. The patient’s rash was not accompanied by fever nor systemic symptoms and resolved over four weeks without any therapeutic intervention.Conclusion:In light of the transcriptional activity documented in our case, further examination of a possible role for HHV-6 in the etiology of LCV is warranted.


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