Comparison of the pathogenicity of three species of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in a mouse model with and without a foreign body.

Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, and Staphylococcus epidermidis produce a high incidence of abscesses in a mouse model with an implanted foreign body. We investigated the significance of the foreign body in this process. Fourteen strains of S.

Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus schleiferi, and three other coagulase-negative staphylococci in a mouse model and possible virulence factors.

Staphylococcus lugdunesis and Staphylococcus schleiferi, two newly described species, have been isolated from numerous types of human infections. We compared the pathogenicity of 30 strains of S. lugdunensis, S.