Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Clinical Isolates: Infectious or Contaminant, That is the Question

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International Journal of Clinical & Medical Microbiology Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCMM-102, 2 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4028/2016/102

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Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Clinical Isolates: Infectious or Contaminant, That is the Question

Ahmed Morad Asaad

Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine. Najran University, Najran University, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author Details: Dr. Ahmed Morad Asaad, Coordinator of Microbiology department, College of Medicine. Najran University, Najran University, Saudi Arabia; E-mail: ahmedmoradasaad@hotmail.com

Received: 20 December 2015; Accepted: 28 February 2016; Published: 03 March 2016

Citation: Asaad AM (2016) Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Clinical Isolates: Infectious or Contaminant, That is the Question. Int J Clin Med Microbiol 1: 102. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4028/2016/102

Copyright: © 2016 Asaad. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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