Molecular epidemiology of coagulase-negative staphylococci in hospitals and in the community

Background Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and in particular Staphylococcus epidermidis have emerged as major pathogens primarily causing nosocomial infections in patients with indwelling medical devices. These infections are often caused by multidrug-resistant strains of S. epidermidis (MDR...

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Main Author: Widerström, Micael
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Klinisk bakteriologi 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-34289
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-020-3