Rapid emergence of resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci on the skin after antibiotic prophylaxis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-202

  Terpstra, S ^a   Noordhoek, G T ^b   Voesten, H G J ^a   Hendriks, B ^b   Degener, J E ^c  

^a NIJ SMELLINGHE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Service of Northern Friesland   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; PCR fingerprinting; Resistance; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG EFFICACY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0032752237     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0636     Document Type: Article

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