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* Commensal skin flora, but can cause disease |
* Commensal skin flora, but can cause disease |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Acts similarly to ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body |
* Acts similarly to ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body |
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Revision as of 12:25, 2 August 2020
Microbiology
- Coagulase-negative staphylococcus
- Produces bound, not free, coagulase
- Identified microbiologically by decarboxylation of ornithine
- Commensal skin flora, but can cause disease
Clinical Manifestations
- Acts similarly to Staphylococcus aureus in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body
