Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the intensive care unit of a general hospital in southern Brazil | Zendy

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Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the intensive care unit of a general hospital in southern Brazil

Author(s) -

Jairo Luís Hoerlle,

Adriano Brandelli

Publication year - 2009

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.468

Subject(s) - teicoplanin , staphylococcus aureus , antimicrobial , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , medicine , ampicillin , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , infection control , biology , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , bacteria , genetics

Staphylococcus aureus is recognized as a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus isolates and the possible changes of the resistance patterns after the implementation of norms of hospital infection control.

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