An infected intravenous (IV) catheter tip grew out gram-positive cocci, which were catalase positive and coagulase negative.The zone size of the novobiocin disk measured 18 mm.The most likely organism causing infection is:
A) Staphylococcus saprophyticus.
B) S. epidermidis.
C) S. hominis.
D) S. cohnii.
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