Coagulase-negative Staphylococci in Danish blood cultures: Species distribution and antibiotic susceptibility

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-227

  Jarlov J O ^a,b   Hojbjerg T ^c   Busch Sorensen C ^a   Scheibel, J ^d   Moller J K ^e   Kolmos, H J J ^f   Wandall, D A ^g  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiograms; Blood cultures; Coagulase negative Staphylococci; Identification

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOTYPOLOGY; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DENMARK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; SEPTICEMIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI; SYAPHYLOCOCCUS HUGDUNENSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0029883539     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90148-6     Document Type: Article

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