In a recent study published in Microbial Genomics, researchers investigated the genomes of a group of Staphylococcus capitis isolates from neonates. Study: Characterisation of neonatal Staphylococcus ...

Premature babies in neonatal care units are extremely vulnerable, and susceptible to life-threatening infections. To help keep these babies safe the risk of infection needs to be kept as low as ...

Staphylococcus capitis, specifically the NRCS-A strain, poses a significant risk to neonates, causing late-onset sepsis Genome sequencing revealed unique genetic markers in disease-causing S. capitis ...