staphylococcus epidermidis Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/staphylococcus-epidermidis Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:42:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png staphylococcus epidermidis Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/staphylococcus-epidermidis 32 32 Staphylococcus Epidermidis – Coagolase Negative Staphylococci https://healthhype.com/staphylococcus-aureus-coagolase-negative-staphylococci.html https://healthhype.com/staphylococcus-aureus-coagolase-negative-staphylococci.html#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:51:34 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/staphylococcus-aureus-coagolase-negative-staphylococci.html There are numerous species of bacteria that naturally live on the skin surface. These bacteria are referred to as the normal skin flora, just as naturally occurring bowel bacteria are known as the normal intestinal flora. Some of these bacteria are relatively harmless but can undergo changes where it may become pathogenic. It will result in an infection if the conditions are suitable, like when there is an open wound and the immune system is weakened. What Are Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CNS)? Staph bacteria are noted as coagulase negative, if they do not coagulate during coagulase enzyme test. All staphylococci causing disease in human, (except Staphylococcus aureus), are coagulase negative and include: Staphylococcus epidermidis (by far the most common CNS) S.saprophyticus S.lungudensis S.haemolyticus S.hominis S.cohnii S.warneri What Is Staphylococcus Epidermidis? Staphylococcus epidermidis (staph epidermidis, S.epidermidis / epidermis) is a part of a normal skin flora, and it is often attached to the upper layer of the skin (epidermis) or mucosa, without causing any symptoms (staph epidermidis carrier state). When the skin is injured (wounds, burns, intravenous drug usage and so on), Staphylococcus epidermidis may enter into deeper layers of the skin or even the blood and cause an infection. Staphylococcus [...]

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