Staphylococcus epidermidis
"Staphylococcus epidermidis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS that is a spherical, non-motile, gram-positive, chemoorganotrophic, facultative anaerobe. Mainly found on the skin and mucous membrane of warm-blooded animals, it can be primary pathogen or secondary invader.
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D013212
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B03.300.390.400.800.750.343 B03.353.500.750.750.343 B03.510.100.750.750.343 B03.510.400.790.750.343
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Clinical significance and etiology of infected catheters used for total parenteral nutrition. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1986 Nov; 163(5):469-74.