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118. Optimizing the management of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) contaminants by reporting the species name
BACKGROUND: CoNS are common isolates in blood cultures (BCx), but many are contaminants contributing to unnecessary antibiotic use. When CoNS are isolated from multiple BCx, different species and/or different susceptibility patterns may suggest contamination. Species reporting of CoNS is not perform...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778243/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.163 |