Fatal Myocardial Necrosis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Cytomegalovirus in a Patient with Scleroderma

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Zeitschriftentitel:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Personen und Körperschaften:	Pirilä, Laura, Söderström, Karl-Ove, Hietarinta, Marja, Jalava, Jari, Kytö, Ville, Toivanen, Auli
In:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44, 2006, 6, S. 2295-2297
Format:	E-Article
Sprache:	Englisch
veröffentlicht:	American Society for Microbiology
Schlagwörter:	Microbiology (medical)

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Zusammenfassung:	<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p> A 42-year-old woman developed a rapidly progressing fatal heart failure. At the autopsy extensive necrosis of the myocardium was seen, with an almost complete absence of inflammatory cells and the presence of bacterial structures identified as <jats:italic>Staphylococcus lugdunensis</jats:italic> by PCR. In addition, the cytomegalovirus genome was found to be located inside the cardiomyocytes. </jats:p>
Umfang:	2295-2297
ISSN:	1098-660X 0095-1137
DOI:	10.1128/jcm.00002-06