Tj. Neal et al., MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SEVERITY OF COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA IN PREMATURE NEONATES, Early human development, 42(3), 1995, pp. 235-239
A pilot study was undertaken to assess the predictive value of charact
eristics possessed by coagulase-negative staphylococci in determining
clinically important infection in premature neonates. No significant a
ssociation was demonstrated between organism properties and clinical i
ndices of infection. The routine use of simple measures of microbial c
haracteristics in the assessment of neonatal septicaemia is not warran
ted.