Abstract:Introduction: The hospital bloodstream infeccions (BSI) are responsible for significant frenquencies of morbidity and mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), resulting in prolonged hospitalization and increased costs, especially in low birth weight infants. Objective:The present study proposed to determine the pathogenesis of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis using the PFGE technique ("Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ") as well as to evaluate the … Show more
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