Review of Clinically and Epidemiologically Relevant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in Africa

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Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have engendered substantial interest in recent years as pathogenic causes of infections in both human and veterinary medicine, especially in the immunocompromised, critically ill, long-term hospitalized and in those harboring invasive medical devices such as catheters. They have been implicated in infections such as urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, and...

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• Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
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