Standard Precautions
Linezolid
Daptomycin
Cefazolin (if methicillin-sensitive)
Nafcillin (if methicillin-sensitive)
TMP/SMX (if methicillin-sensitive)
Gram positive cocci in clusters, coagulase-negative.
Includes S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. lugdunesis.
Ubiquitous - skin organism.
Staphylococcus lugdenensis acts more like Staphylococcus aureus and is more virulent than other CoNS - should be respected as a pathogen.