Open AccessConventional and molecular characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococcus in hospital isolates
Author(s) -
Poonam Sharma,
Kunal Kanti Lahiri,
K Kapila
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.77331
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , coagulase , cons , biofilm , antibiotics , sccmec , biology , staphylococcus , sepsis , genotype , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , drug resistance , antibiotic resistance , gene , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , polymerase chain reaction , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , immunology , genetics , computer science , programming language
During the last decade, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have emerged as a major cause of nosocomial infections. They constitute a major component of the normal skin and mucosal microflora, and are particularly responsible for catheter- and medical device-related sepsis. They present unique problems in diagnosis and treatment of infections.