Department of Microbiology, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka
*Correspondance: Ravindranath Gangane, Professor and Head M.R. Medical College Gulberga, Karnataka. Mobile: 09448830331, E-mail: drravigangane@gmail.com
Online published on 13 January, 2015.
Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus (ConS) hitherto considered as non-pathogenic are increasingly encountered in clinical material. 102 ConS were isolated from 500 clinical samples, which included wound swabs (184), blood (108), pus (94), sputum(33), transthoracic aspirations(14). Predominant organism isolated was Staph. epidermidis followed by Staph.saprophyticus, Staph. Saccharolyticus, Staph.intermedius, Staph.capitis, Staph.schleiferi, Staph.cohnii were less extent.
Coagulase, Staphylococcus
