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Microbiological and molecular characterization of human clinical isolates of Staphylococcus cohnii, Staphylococcus hominis, and Staphylococcus sciuri.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Garza-González Elvira, Morfin-Otero Rayo, Martínez-Vázquez Manuel A, Gonzalez-Diaz Esteban, González-Santiago Omar, Rodríguez-Noriega Eduardo
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of coagulase-negative staphylococci reported as causative agents of nosocomial infections has risen in the last decade. The aim of this study was to characterize biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance, SCCmec type, and genetic relatedness in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus cohnii, Staphylococcus hominis, and Staphylococcus sciuri recovered from humans. METHODS: Clinically relevant...
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