High rate of neonates colonized by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species in an Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Vivian Salgueiro,
Milena D’Angelo Lima Seixas,
Lorrayne Cardoso Guimarães,
Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira,
Denise Cotrim da Cunha,
Simone Aranha Nouér,
Kátia Regietto dos Santos
Publication year - 2019
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.11241
Subject(s) - neonatal intensive care unit , intensive care unit , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , biology , pediatrics
Staphylococcal colonization is a risk factor for healthcare-associated infections, which are frequent in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). This study analyzed microbiology, epidemiology and clinical aspects of Staphylococcus spp. colonizing neonates.
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