| staphylococcus lugdunensis, a common cause of skin and soft tissue infections in the community. | staphylococcus lugdunensis, a rare cause of severe infections such as native valve endocarditis, often causes superficial skin infections similar to staphylococcus aureus infections. we initiated a study to optimize the identification methods in the routine laboratory, followed by a population-based epidemiologic analysis of patients infected with s. lugdunensis in viborg county, denmark. recognition of a characteristic eikenella corrodens-like odor on columbia sheep blood agar combined with col ... | 2009 | 19244465 |