English

Noun

diphtheroids

1. plural of diphtheroid
   • 2015 December 24, “Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Microbes Causing Bloodstream Infections in Unguja, Zanzibar”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145632:

     As most patients had only one blood culture drawn, it was not possible to ascertain the role of bacteria of uncertain clinical relevance, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci, diphtheroids and Bacillus species.