Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus capitis with reduced vancomycin susceptibility causes late-onset sepsis in intensive care neonates.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus capitis with reduced vancomycin susceptibility causes late-onset sepsis in intensive care neonates.

<h4>Background</h4>Coagulase-negative staphylococci, mainly Staphylococcus epidermidis, are the most frequent cause of late-onset sepsis (LOS) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. However, recent reports indicate that methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-heteroresistant Staph...

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Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Rasigade, Olivia Raulin, Jean-Charles Picaud, Charlotte Tellini, Michele Bes, Jacqueline Grando, Mohamed Ben Saïd, Olivier Claris, Jerome Etienne, Sylvestre Tigaud, Frederic Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22348102/?tool=EBI

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