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Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Micrococcaceae
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), once considered nonpathogenic commensal organisms, now are recognized clearly as potential true pathogens, particularly in hospitalized patients and those with indwelling foreign bodies. Multiple surveys have shown that CoNS are the…