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. 1997 Aug;35(8):2153–2154. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.2153-2154.1997

Frequency of isolation of Staphylococcus intermedius from humans.

I Mahoudeau 1, X Delabranche 1, G Prevost 1, H Monteil 1, Y Piemont 1
PMCID: PMC229923  PMID: 9230402

Abstract

We collected 3,397 consecutive isolates of coagulase-positive staphylococci from various specimens of hospitalized patients. All were retrospectively classified as Staphylococcus aureus, except two which were identified as S. intermedius: one isolated from the nasal flora of a healthy carrier and the other isolated from pleural fluid, probably as a sample contaminant.

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