Prevalence, Species Distribution, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Clinically Significant Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolates From Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India: A Retrospective Study

as the predominant type. Even though MRCoNS remained susceptible to last-resort drugs like vancomycin, linezolid, and teicoplanin, stringent antimicrobial stewardship practices and improved infection control measures are recommended to reduce the spread of MRCoNS in hospitals as well as to prevent further development of resistance.