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WHAT IS IT?
Staphylococcus epidermidi is a
CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS
Coagulase negative
MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS
Coagulase negative
Production of biofilms
TRANSMISSION
Foreign body infections.
CONDITIONS CAUSED
Prosthetic joint infection: this is a organism that can cause an infection after a prosthetic joint has been placed. It is less virulent then some of the other microbes that can cause this type of infection, and has a delayed onset (3-12 months after placement of prosthetic joint).
TREATMENT
OTHER HY FACTS
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