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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of biofilm producing clinical coagulase negative staphylococci from Nepal and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 31 May 2021
Manandhar Sarita, Singh Anjana, Varma Ajit, Pandey Shanti, Shrivastava Neeraj
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BACKGROUND: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) survive as commensals of skin, anterior nares and external canals of human and were regarded as non-infectious pathogens. However, they are emerging as a major cause of nosocomial infectious due to their ability to form biofilms and high resistance to several classes of antibiotics. This study examines the biofilm forming abilities of 214 clinical CNS isolates...
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