Coagulase-Negative Staph Infection | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Coagulase-negativestaphylococci(CoNS)areatypeofstaphbacteriathatcommonlyliveonaperson'sskin.DoctorstypicallyconsiderCoNSbacteriaharmless ...

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a type of staph bacteria that commonly live on a person’s skin. Doctors typically consider CoNS bacteria harmless when it remains outside the body. However, the bacteria can cause infections when present in large amounts, or when present in the bloodstream.

Doctors often divide staph bacteria into coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative types. Coagulase is an enzyme needed to make blood clot. This enzyme is present in Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. Doctors typically associate this type with causing more serious infections.

Several different types of CoNS bacteria fall within this category. Often, each bacteria type may cause a different infection. Examples of these types include the following:

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