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Descriptor
English
:
Staphylococcus capitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Staphylococcus capitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Staphylococcus capitis
Synonyms
English
:
Staphylococcus capitis capitis
Staphylococcus capitis subspecies capitis
Staphylococcus capitis subspecies urealyticus
Staphylococcus capitis urealyticus
Tree Number:
B03.300.390.400.800.750.222
B03.353.500.750.750.222
B03.510.100.750.750.222
B03.510.400.790.750.222
Definition
English
:
A COAGULASE-negative species of
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
found on the skin and
MUCOUS MEMBRANE
of warm-blooded
animals
.
Similar
to
STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS
and
STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS
, it is a nosocomial pathogen in NICU settings. Subspecies include generally antibiotic susceptible and
BIOFILM
negative capitis and antibiotic resistant and
biofilm
positive urealyticus isolates.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coordinate IM with
STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
2018
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
56916
Unique Identifier:
D000074039
Occurrence in VHL
:
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