The role of typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci in hospital-acquired infection.
Coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections of prosthetic heart valves, orthopaedic implants, shunts for drainage of hydrocephalus and of the peritoneum for dialysis are increasingly diagnosed. The problems of strain characterization are discussed.
D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003428:Cross Infection; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000145:classification