Slime-producing properties of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures

• Published in: Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 4; no. 12; pp. 689 - 694
• Main Authors: Mulder, J.G., Degener, J.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.12.1998; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: bacteremia; Bacteriological methods and techniques used in bacteriology; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Coagulase-negative staphylococci; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Microbiology; slime production; slime production; Coagulase-negative staphylococci; bacteremia; Drug susceptibility test; Method; Slime; In vitro; Staphylococcus; Pathogenicity; Antibiotic; Production; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Micrococcaceae; Antibacterial agent; Blood culture; Clinical isolate; Comparative study

To evaluate five methods for the determination of slime-producing properties in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). One hundred and sixty-two strains of CNS considered as ‘contaminants’ and 162 strains associated with ‘bacteremia’ were tested with the tube test with tryptic soy broth, the tube t...