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Staphylococcus saprophyticusa coagulase negative species that causes urinary tract infections.Staph·y·lo·coc·cus sap·ro·phy·tic·us (staf'i-lō-kok'ŭs sap-rō-fī'ti-kŭs) A bacterial species that has been associated with community-acquired urinary tract infections in young women who are sexually active; characterized in the laboratory as gram-positive cocci, but negative for catalase and coagulase. Staphylococcus saprophyticusA species that is the second most common cause of urinary tract infection in young, sexually active females. It is a rare cause of pneumonia. See also: Staphylococcus |