Journal article
Coagulase-negative staphylococci as true pathogens in newborn infants
Abstract
We examined the pathogenicity of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) in newborn infants by comparing presenting nonspecific signs of infection in infants with and without CONS bacteremia. During a 6-month period 799 blood cultures were obtained in a tertiary care nursery; 81 (10.1%) grew CONS and 25 (3.0%) grew other bacteria. A comparison group of 121 infants was selected randomly from ill patients whose blood cultures were negative. In …
Authors
Schmidt BK; Kirpalani HM; Corey M; Low DE; Philip AG; Ford-Jones EL
Journal
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 1026–1031
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
11 1987
DOI
10.1097/00006454-198706110-00004
ISSN
0891-3668