Prevalence of molecular types and mecA gene carriage of coagulase-negative staphylococci in a neonatal intensive care unit: Relation to nosocomial septicemia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3376-3378

  Krediet, T G ^a   Jones, M E ^a   Janssen, K ^a   Gerards, L J ^a   Fleer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

BACTEREMIA; COAGULASE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034824246     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3376-3378.2001     Document Type: Article

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