Open AccessCoagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolated from bloodculture: Causes or contaminants?
Author(s) -
Predrag Stojanović,
Branislava Kocić,
Gordana Ranđelović,
Vojislav Ćirić
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0806263s
Subject(s) - coagulase , medicine , staphylococcus saprophyticus , staphylococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , biology , genetics
According to the results of different investigations, the opinion that isolate of coagulase-negative staphylococci by bloodcultures represents the blood infection in 10-12% patient. The aim of the work was to determine the number of patients with blood infection-sepsa induced coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated by bloodcultures.