Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus

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Introduction

• Staphylococcus spp other than Staphylococcus aureus
  

• Staphylococcus aureus is distinguished from other Staphylococci by the production of coagulase.
  
• coagulase-negative Staphylococci are generally non- pathogenic organisms

More General Terms

• Staphylococcus

References

Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1137

coagulase-negative Staphylococcus