Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Staphylococcus lugdunensis.

Purpose Of Review: This review provides an update on recent findings about the clinical and microbiological characteristics of Staphylococcus lugdunensis .

Recent Findings: European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) differ in their methodology and breakpoints for the detection of penicillin and oxacillin resistance in S. lugdunensis .