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Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus strains causing nosocomial bloodstream infection in Brazil.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2008
Palazzo Izabel Cristina Vanzato, d'Azevedo Pedro A, Secchi Carina, Pignatari Antonio Carlos C, Darini Ana Lúcia da Costa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To report the isolation of six Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus (SHN) strains from hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections in two Brazilian hospitals and to characterize their susceptibility profile to several antimicrobials. METHODS: Species identification was performed by biochemical methods and sodA gene sequencing. The MICs of antimicrobials were determined by broth and agar...
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