Gram-Positive Cocci
"Gram-Positive Cocci" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Coccus-shaped bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method.
| Descriptor ID |
D006095
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.400
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Marlowe L, Mistry RD, Coffin S, Leckerman KH, McGowan KL, Dai D, Bell LM, Zaoutis T. Blood culture contamination rates after skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine gluconate versus povidone-iodine in a pediatric emergency department. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Feb; 31(2):171-6.