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* Previously known as a coagulase-negative ''Staphylococcus''
* Previously would have been identified as a ''[[Micrococcus]]'' or coagulase-negative ''Staphylococcus''
* Normal skin and oropharyngeal flora
* Normal skin and oropharyngeal flora
* Usually considered a contaminant, and rarely cause infections (usually in immunocompromised hosts)
* Usually considered a contaminant, and rarely cause infections (usually in immunocompromised hosts)

Revision as of 00:20, 9 June 2020

  • Previously would have been identified as a Micrococcus or coagulase-negative Staphylococcus
  • Normal skin and oropharyngeal flora
  • Usually considered a contaminant, and rarely cause infections (usually in immunocompromised hosts)