Prevalence, aetiology and antibiotic resistance profiles of coagulase negative staphylococci isolated in a teaching hospital

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Keim, Luiz S ^a   Torres Filho, Sylvio R ^b   Silva, Patricia Vollú ^c   Teixeira, Lenise A ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO ANTÔNIO PEDRO   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79551556851     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000100031     Document Type: Article

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