Use of colony morphology to characterize carriage profiles of coagulase negative staphylococci

• Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 895 - 899
• Main Authors: Locke, B. J., Lowy, F. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.12.2007; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bacteriological methods and techniques used in bacteriology; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Carrier State - microbiology; Colonization; Culture Techniques; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Flora; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hand - microbiology; Humans; Microbiology; Nose - microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus - classification; Human; Identification; Method; Epidemiology; Hand; Staphylococcus; Infection; Pulsed field electrophoresis; Morphology; Nose; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Micrococcaceae; Colonization

The absence of a reliable method to distinguish among coagulase negative staphylococcal strains in mixed culture hinders elucidation of colonization traits and precise tracking of colonization. This study examined whether colonial morphology could be used to correctly identify coagulase negative sta...