Which of the following is coagulase-negative staphylococcus?: (A) Staph. aureus, (B) Staph. epidermidis, (C) Staph. Intermedius, (D) Staph. Hyicus
Answer is B. Coagulase-positive StaphylococciBesides Staph.aureus, few others are coagulase positive like Staph.intermedius and Staph.hyicusCoagulase-negative StaphylococciStaph.epidermidis; Staph.hemolyticus and Staph.saprophyticusRef: Ananthanarayan; 7th edition; Page no: 200