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Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus epidermidis blood isolates from neonatal intensive care unit patients

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Twelve episodes of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteraemia occurred within three months in a neonatal intensive care unit. Plasmid profiles and Southern blot hybridization with five different probes were used to determine whether an endemic strain of S. epidermidis could be identified among the contemporary isolates. It was concluded that this methodology was satisfactory for differentiation between isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci: fifteen isolates were divided in eight groups indicating that there was no single endemic strain causing the outbreak.

Source: Journal of Hospital Infection

DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(95)90166-3

Authors: M. Nesin, S.J. Projan, B. Kreiswirth, Y. Bolt, R.P. Novick

Institutions: Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medical Center, NYU Langone Health, Wyeth, New York University

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,000