Antimicrobial susceptibility profile and research of mec A and erm genes in coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from platelet concentrates bags

Abstract In recent years, several studies have described the clinical impact of bacterial infection associated with transfusion of platelet concentrates (PCs). Among the blood components, PCs are responsible for the highest rates of bacterial contamination as well as septic transfusion reactions. We...

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Main Authors: Rosiéli Martini, Rosmari Hörner, Daniel Ângelo Sganzerla Graichen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000100609&lng=en&tlng=en