Staphylococcus capitis [Staphylococcus capitis]
- Terms
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Staphylococcus capitis sub. capitis
Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis
Staphylococcus capitis subsp. urealyticus
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Staphylococcus capitis capitis
Staphylococcus capitis subsp. urealyticus
Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus
Staphylococcus capitis subspecies capitis
Staphylococcus capitis subspecies urealyticus
Staphylococcus capitis urealyticus
A COAGULASE-negative species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS found on the skin and MUCOUS MEMBRANE of warm-blooded animals. Similar to STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS and STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS, it is a nosocomial pathogen in NICU settings. Subspecies include generally antibiotic susceptible and BIOFILM negative capitis and antibiotic resistant and biofilm positive urealyticus isolates.
- Annotation
- infection: coordinate with STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
- infekce: kombinuj s deskriptorem STAFYLOKOKOVÉ INFEKCE
- DUI
- D000074039 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M000625288
- Previous indexing
- Staphylococcus (1982-2017)
- History note
- 2018
- Public note
- 2018
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