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Increased Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogenic Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci From Blood Cultures (1961–1981)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

D.J. Flournoy
D.J. Flournoy*
Affiliation:
Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) have only recently gained notoriety as pathogens. Several reports have established their pathogenicity in bacterial endocarditis, prosthetic heart valve endocarditis, intraventricular shunts for treatment of hydrocephalus and intravenous catheters. One difficult decision for physicians is determining whether a particular CONS isolate is pathogenic or contaminant. The differentiation of pathogenic and contaminant CONS has recently been noted, but further studies are needed to aid in this differentiation. Data on antimicrobial susceptibilities of positive blood culture isolates were recently compiled at this institution. This report compares antimicrobial susceptibilities of pathogenic and contaminant CONS and Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates from 1961-1981 at this institution.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , March 1984 , pp. 142 - 143
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1984

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