Coagulase‐negative staphylococci in a newborn with a cardiac vascular prosthesis
- 1 January 1992
- Vol. 100 (1-6) , 246-248
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1992.tb00867.x
Abstract
A case of septicemia with coagulase-negative staphylococci in a newborn with a vascular graft is discussed. Nineteen different isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated from four different blood cultures. Eleven of the isolates belonged to one strain, which showed slight variation; the remaining seven isolates belonged to six different strains. The patient was treated for a prolonged period with antibiotics and seemed to respond. The diagnosis and proper treatment are discussed.Keywords
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