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National surveillance of Staphylococcus epidermidis recovered from bloodstream infections in Belgian hospitals.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2016
Deplano Ariane, Vandendriessche Stien, Nonhoff Claire, Dodémont Magali, Roisin Sandrine, Denis Olivier
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OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were: (i) to determine the species diversity of CoNS isolated from bloodstream infections collected during a national surveillance study; and (ii) to examine the antimicrobial resistance and genomic diversity among Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. METHODS: Eighty CoNS were identified by MALDI-TOF. Antimicrobial resistance determination, molecular characterization of...
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