Hospital strain colonization by Staphylococcus epidermidis

The skin and mucous membranes of healthy subjects are colonized by strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis showing a high diversity of genomic DNA polymorphisms. Prolonged hospitalization and the use of invasive procedures promote changes in the microbiota with subsequent colonization by hospital stra...

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Main Authors: D. Blum-Menezes, O.J. Bratfich, M.C. Padoveze, M.L. Moretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000300011