All of the following organisms are colonizers of indwelling catheters except:

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As useful as indwelling catheters are, they are highly vulnerable to colonization and infection by organisms, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci, S.aureus, and Enterococcus spp., with subsequent spread to the bloodstream to cause bacteremia; frequently, the strains causing a catheter-related bloodstream infection are resistant to multiple antibiotics.

All of the Following Organisms Are Colonizers of Indwelling Catheters