%0 Journal Article %A Sujeevan Indunil Samarasekara %A David Booth %A Paul Clarke %T Devastating coagulase-negative staphylococcal septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant %D 2012 %R 10.1136/bcr-2012-007407 %J BMJ Case Reports %P bcr2012007407 %V 2012 %X In developed countries, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are responsible for the majority of late-onset infections in very low birth weight infants undergoing neonatal intensive care. As a common skin commensal, they are often considered as mere contaminants of peripheral blood cultures or as relatively benign bacteria clinically. We present a case of invasive CoNS septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant which had devastating effects. %U https://casereports.bmj.com/content/casereports/2012/bcr-2012-007407.full.pdf