Sources and reservoirs of Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A inside a NICU

Sources and reservoirs of Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A inside a NICU

Abstract Background The methicillin-resistant clone Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A, involved in sepsis in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) worldwide, is able to persist and spread in NICUs, suggesting the presence of reservoirs inside each setting. The purpose of the present study was to identif...

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Main Authors: Marine Butin, Yann Dumont, Alice Monteix, Aurane Raphard, Christine Roques, Patricia Martins Simoes, Jean-Charles Picaud, Frédéric Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Staphylococcus capitis
NRCS-A
Neonatal ICUs
Sepsis
Incubators
Environment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0616-1

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