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802. Corynebacterium striatum Outbreak Among Ventilated COVID-19 Patients in an Acute Care Hospital – California, 2021

BACKGROUND: Corynebacterium striatum (CS), a common human commensal colonizing the skin and nasopharynx, has been associated with nosocomial infections in immunocompromised and chronically ill patients. During the winter 2020-2021 COVID-19 surge, a 420-bed California hospital reported a marked incre...

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Autores principales: Kim, Janice J, Turner, Nancy E, Holman, Emily, Lefrak, Linda, Youssef, Fady A, Richardson, Patrizia, Mukhopadhyay, Rituparna, Crandall, John, Su, Henry, Epson, Erin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644052/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.998