Identification and medical importance of coagulase-negative staphylococci species
São Paulo med. j
;
117(4): 175-8, July 1999. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A total of 126 coagulase-negative staphylococci strains (CNS) were isolated from blood samples and from the intravenous catheters and cerebrospinal fluid of 103 patients admitted to the University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto. Staphylococcus epidermidis (68.2 percent), S. haemolyticus (11.1 percent) and S. hominis (3.2 percent) were the most frequent species. The last two CNS showed greater resistance to antimicrobial agents than S. epidermidis. CNS were the agents of infection in 10.7 percent of the patients and the agents of intravenous catheter colonization in 18.4 percent of the cases
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Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Staphylococcus epidermidis
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Bacteremia
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Coagulase
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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