Reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and biofilm formation in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures

This study aimed to correlate the presence of ica genes, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in 107 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures. The isolates were analysed to determine their methicillin resistance, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typ...

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Autores principales: Pinheiro, Luiza, Brito, Carla Ivo, Pereira, Valéria Cataneli, de Oliveira, Adilson, Camargo, Carlos Henrique, da Cunha, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25410990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276140120

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25410990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276140120

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