Pathogens
Staphylococci, coagulase negative

Staphylococci, coagulase negative

Precautions

Standard Precautions

General Information

  • Linezolid

  • Daptomycin

  • Cefazolin (if methicillin-sensitive)

  • Nafcillin (if methicillin-sensitive)

  • TMP/SMX (if methicillin-sensitive)

Gram positive cocci in clusters, coagulase-negative. 

Includes S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. lugdunesis.

Ubiquitous - skin organism.

  • Most commonly a skin contaminant/colonizer
  • The most common contaminant of blood cultures
  • This may be a real pathogen particularly in nosocomial setting
  • Disease manifestations include infections of prosthetic materials including:
    • Prosthetic valve endocarditis
    • Vascular catheter infections
    • Prosthetic joints
  • Staphylococcus saphrophyticus causes UTI in young females

Staphylococcus lugdenensis acts more like Staphylococcus aureus and is more virulent than other CoNS - should be respected as a pathogen.