"Staphylococcus capitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A COAGULASE-negative species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS found on the skin and MUCOUS MEMBRANE of warm-blooded animals. Similar to STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS and STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS, it is a nosocomial pathogen in NICU settings. Subspecies include generally antibiotic susceptible and BIOFILM negative capitis and antibiotic resistant and biofilm positive urealyticus isolates.
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D000074039
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B03.300.390.400.800.750.222 B03.353.500.750.750.222 B03.510.100.750.750.222 B03.510.400.790.750.222
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