Embolic Stroke and Meningitis Secondary to Staphylococcus lugdunensis Native Valve Endocarditis

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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that leads to destructive infective endocarditis.

The clinical course of S.

lugdunensis endocarditis is usually aggressive with a high mortality rate compared to endocarditis caused by other coagulase-negative staphylococcal species.

Despite that, it is usually sensitive to Penicillin G, and surgical intervention is sometimes warranted.

Here, we report a case of S.

lugdunensis endocarditis complicated by both embolic stroke and meningitis.