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Molecular epidemiology of coagulase-negative staphylococci causing sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit over an 11-year period.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Krediet Tannette G, Mascini Ellen M, van Rooij Ellen, Vlooswijk Judith, Paauw Armand, Gerards Leo J, Fleer André
Abstract excerpt
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the major causative microorganisms in neonatal nosocomial sepsis. Previous studies have shown that CoNS sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is caused by predominant molecular types that are widely distributed among both neonates and staff. Some of these molecular types may persist in the NICU for years. The purpose of the present study was to determine the...
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