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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-07-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514500182 |