Respiratory infection by Corynebacterium striatum: epidemiological and clinical determinants

The increasing prevalence of advanced chronic respiratory disease, with frequent exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics for repeated and prolonged hospitalizations, favours the emergence of nosocomial respiratory infection by Gram-positive bacteria, such as outbreaks of Corynebacterium striatum. The...

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Main Authors: F. Renom, M. Gomila, M. Garau, M.d.C. Gallegos, D. Guerrero, J. Lalucat, J.B. Soriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514500182