Methicillin and vancomycin resistance in coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from the nostrils of hospitalized patients
Author(s) -
Mohammad AlTamimi,
Jumana Abu-Raideh,
Nisreen Himsawi,
Ashraf I. Khasawneh,
Hasan Hawamdeh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11025
Subject(s) - cons , coagulase , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , fosfomycin , sccmec , broth microdilution , medicine , imipenem , cefepime , teicoplanin , antibiotics , staphylococcus , biology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcus aureus , minimum inhibitory concentration , bacteria , computer science , genetics , programming language
Nasal colonization by coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) play an important role in nosocomial infections. This study aims to determine antibiotics susceptibility pattern and molecular screening of methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant nasal CoNS among hospitalized patients.
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