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Coagulase-negative staphylococcal skin carriage among neonatal intensive care unit personnel: from population to infection.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2010
Hira Vishal, Sluijter Marcel, Goessens Wil H F, Ott Alewijn, de Groot Ronald, Hermans Peter W M, Kornelisse René F
Abstract excerpt
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a major cause of sepsis in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) worldwide. Infecting strains of these commensal bacteria may originate from NICU personnel. Therefore, we studied the characteristics of CoNS isolates from NICU personnel and compared them to those of isolates from the general population and from sepsis patients. Furthermore, we studied the epidemiological...
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