Hospital strain colonization by Staphylococcus epidermidis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-298

  Blum Menezes, D ^a,b   Bratfich, O J ^a   Padoveze, M C ^a   Moretti, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Central venous catheter; Microbiota; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENOMIC DNA; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MALE; MICROFLORA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 65549088907     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009000300011     Document Type: Article

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