Clonal multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum within a nosocomial environment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Clonal multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum within a nosocomial environment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Corynebacterium striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce outbreaks of nosocomial infections. Here, we document a nosocomial outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) C. striatum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. C. striatum identification was confirmed by 16S rRNA a...

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Main Authors: Paulo Victor Pereira Baio, Higor Franceschi Mota, Andréa D'avila Freitas, Débora Leandro Rama Gomes, Juliana Nunes Ramos, Lincoln Oliveira Sant'Anna, Mônica Cristina Souza, Thereza Cristina Ferreira Camello, Raphael Hirata Junior, Verônica Viana Vieira, Ana Luíza Mattos-Guaraldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Corynebacterium striatum
nosocomial outbreak
PFGE
multidrug-resistant clones
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