Long persistence of methicillin-susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus causing sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2301-2304

  Gomez Gonzalez, Carmen ^a   Alba, Concepción ^a   Otero, Joaquín R ^a   Sanz, Francisca ^a   Chaves, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYLOGENY; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547625535     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00019-07     Document Type: Article

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