Evaluating the Clinical Impact of Species-Level Identification in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Positive Blood Cultures
Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are often considered contaminants when isolated from blood cultures. While criteria exist to distinguish true bacteremia from contamination (Table 1), clinical judgement is often necessary. Clinical microbiology laboratories have traditionally iden...
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2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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