Significance of coagulase negative staphylococci in neonates with late onset septicemia

• Published in: Indian journal of pathology & microbiology Vol. 47; no. 4; p. 586
• Main Authors: Bansal, Seema, Jain, Amita, Agarwal, Jyotsna, Malik, G K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Bacteremia - microbiology; Coagulase - metabolism; Cross Infection - microbiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Sepsis - microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus - enzymology; Staphylococcus - isolation & purification; Staphylococcus - pathogenicity

Present study was undertaken for establishing significance of coagulase negative staphylococci isolated from cases of late onset neonatal septicemia. 660 neonates admitted to NICU with clinical suspicion of late onset septicemia, over a period of nine months, were included in study. After skin prepa...