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Methicillin resistance and virulence genes in invasive and nasal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from neonates

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus epidermidis is an opportunistic pathogen involved in hospital-acquired infections, particularly in those related to medical devices. This study characterized 50 genetically unrelated S. epidermidis isolates from bloodstream infections (BSIs, n = 31) and nares (n = 19) of n...

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Autores principales: Salgueiro, Vivian Carolina, Iorio, Natalia Lopes Pontes, Ferreira, Marcelle Cristina, Chamon, Raiane Cardoso, dos Santos, Kátia Regina Netto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5237318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28086793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-017-0930-9