[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers: Nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control

S De Vliegher, LK Fox, S Piepers, S McDougall… - Journal of dairy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Heifer mastitis is a disease that potentially threatens production and udder health in the first
and subsequent lactations. In general, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci—Emerging mastitis pathogens

S Pyörälä, S Taponen - Veterinary microbiology, 2009 - Elsevier
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) have become the most common bovine mastitis
isolate in many countries and could therefore be described as emerging mastitis pathogens …

Mastitis: comparative etiology and epidemiology

GA Contreras, JM Rodríguez - Journal of mammary gland biology and …, 2011 - Springer
Mastitis is broadly defined as the inflammation of the mammary gland; however, the concept
of mastitis is customized to address its social and clinical impact in the case of humans and …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci as cause of bovine mastitis—Not so different from Staphylococcus aureus?

S Taponen, S Pyörälä - Veterinary microbiology, 2009 - Elsevier
In this review of the literature, mastitis-causing coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) and
Staphylococcus aureus are compared. Staphylococci are the bacteria most commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others

K Supré, F Haesebrouck, RN Zadoks… - Journal of dairy …, 2011 - Elsevier
A longitudinal study in 3 dairy herds was conducted to profile the distribution of coagulase-
negative Staphylococcus (CNS) species causing bovine intramammary infection (IMI) using …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species from milk and environment of dairy cows differs between herds

V Piessens, E Van Coillie, B Verbist, K Supré… - Journal of dairy …, 2011 - Elsevier
In many parts of the world, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the predominant
pathogens causing intramammary infections (IMI) in dairy cows. The cows' environment is …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health

W Vanderhaeghen, S Piepers, F Leroy… - Journal of Dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to assess the effect of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)
species on udder health and milk yield in ruminants, and to evaluate the capacity of CNS to …

Clinical characteristics and persistence of bovine mastitis caused by different species of coagulase-negative staphylococci identified with API or AFLP

S Taponen, H Simojoki, M Haveri, HD Larsen… - Veterinary …, 2006 - Elsevier
The coagulase-negative staphylococcal species causing mastitis in lactating cattle were
identified and possible differences in the clinical characteristics or persistence of mastitis …

Mastitis therapy and antimicrobial susceptibility: a multispecies review with a focus on antibiotic treatment of mastitis in dairy cattle

J Barlow - Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia, 2011 - Springer
Mastitis occurs in numerous species. Antimicrobial agents are used for treatment of
infectious mastitis in dairy cattle, other livestock, companion animals, and humans. Mastitis …

Species identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci: genotyping is superior to phenotyping

RN Zadoks, JL Watts - Veterinary microbiology, 2009 - Elsevier
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are isolated commonly from bovine milk and skin.
Their impact on udder health and milk quality is debated. It has been suggested that sources …