title: Speciation of coagulase negative staphylococcus causing bacterial keratitis.
abstract: Thirty-five coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) cultured from corneal ulcer were speciated and antibiotic sensitivity tested. S epidermidis was the commonest isolate and it was sensitive to ampicillin and vancomycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore 641-014, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manikandan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Revathy
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narendran
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Narendran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase