Clonal diversity in episodes with multiple coagulase-negative staphylococcus bloodstream isolates suggesting frequent contamination

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-260

  Seybold, U ^a   Reichardt, C ^c,d   Halvosa, J S ^d   Blumberg, H M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d Grady Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLONE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

COAGULASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COAGULASE; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650224693     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8020-4     Document Type: Article

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