Comparison of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Blood Cultures as a True Bacteremia Agent and Contaminant in Terms of Slime Production and Methicillin Resistance | Zendy

M. Hamidullah Uyanık | Zendy; Halil Yazgı | Zendy; Kemalettin Özden | Zendy; Zeynep Erdil | Zendy; Ahmet Ayyıldız | Zendy

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Comparison of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Blood Cultures as a True Bacteremia Agent and Contaminant in Terms of Slime Production and Methicillin Resistance

Author(s) -

M. Hamidullah Uyanık,

Halil Yazgı,

Kemalettin Özden,

Zeynep Erdil,

Ahmet Ayyıldız

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

eurasian journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 1308-8742

pISSN - 1308-8734

DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2014.26

Subject(s) - bacteremia , cons , coagulase , staphylococcus epidermidis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , blood culture , bacteria , micrococcaceae , staphylococcus , biology , staphylococcus aureus , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , genetics , computer science , programming language

The aim of this study is to determine the species distribution, slime activity, and methicillin resistance of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from blood cultures as either contaminants or true bacteremia agents.

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