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Organism Bug Prosthetic Catalase Coagulase Novobiocin Sensitive Staphylococcus Epidermidis

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Coagulase (-)
Novobiocin-sensitive 

What organism is being described above?

Staphylococcus epidermidis::bug

Infection with S.epidermidis::bug is associated with the organism penetrating skin via implanted prosthetic devices (prosthetic heart valves | IV lines | intraperitoneal catheters)
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Tags: microbiology

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