Standard Precautions
Gram-positive cocci in clusters.
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.
This may be a real pathogen, particularly in nosocomial setting.
Disease manifestations include infections of prosthetic materials including:
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.