Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus strains causing nosocomial bloodstream infection in Brazil
Author(s) -
Izabel Cristina Vanzato Palazzo,
Pedro Alves d’Azevedo,
Carina Secchi,
Antônio Carlos Campos Pignatari,
Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn375
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , etest , biology , staphylococcus aureus , multiple drug resistance , sccmec , antimicrobial , agar dilution , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , antibacterial agent , virology , drug resistance , antibiotics , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , minimum inhibitory concentration , genotype , gene , genetics
To report the isolation of six Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus (SHN) strains from hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections in two Brazilian hospitals and to characterize their susceptibility profile to several antimicrobials.
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