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Prevalence, clonality, and pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in newborn feces.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2017
Fill Malfertheiner S, Wendt S, Layer F, Weigl M, Seelbach-Göbel B, König W, König B
Abstract excerpt
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the most prevalent pathogens causing late-onset sepsis in neonates. The question is whether neonates acquire endemic hospital-adapted clones or incidentally occurring CoNS strains after birth during their hospital stay. Therefore, a prospective study was performed on the prevalence of CoNS in the stool of babies (born vaginally or by cesarean section) during their first...
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