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Presentation 1
Presentation 1
WHAT LABORATORY
CHARACTERISTICS WILL
HELP IDENTIFY THIS
ORGANISMS?
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram positive coccus. Characteristically
it is differentiated from streptococci by the clump-like configuration
of cells and production of catalase. It produces the enzyme
coagulase, which differentiates in from the coagulase-negative
staphylococci, which are common skin commensals and usually
only pathogenic in the presence of foreign material such as
intravascular catheters and prosthetic joints.