Automated systems in the identification and determination of methicillin resistance among coagulase negative staphylococci

Automated systems in the identification and determination of methicillin resistance among coagulase negative staphylococci

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are an important cause of nosocomial bacteremia, specially in patients with indwelling devices or those submitted to invasive medical procedures. The identification of species and the accurate and rapid detection of methicillin resistance are directly dependen...

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Main Authors: Juliana Caierão, Silvana Superti, Cícero AG Dias, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
coagulase-negative staphylococci
methicillin
automated systems
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000300009

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