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What is a coagulase?

What is a coagulase? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that induces coagulation
  2. (biochemistry) Specifically, the enzyme produced by various Staphylococcus species that converts fibrinogen to fibrin
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The most common pathogens were coagulase negative staphylococci, escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus.
Then followed by the specific biochemical test for Staphylococcus aureus such as catalase and coagulase tests were carried out.
Bacterial culture of biopsy specimens grew few coagulase negative staphylococci, while fungal, viral, and legionella cultures of the specimens were all negative.
Gram positive organisms including the coagulase negative staphylococci and the viridans streptococci are the most commonly isolated.
The clinical presentation of systemic infection, particularly with coagulase negative staphylococci, can be insidious.
In the case of Gram positive cocci, we did a catalase test followed by, for example, a coagulase test or an optochine test.

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