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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2005, p. 4877-4879, Vol. 43, No. 9
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.9.4877-4879.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nosocomial Spread of a Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus Strain Causing Sepsis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Fernando Chaves,1* Mónica García-Álvarez,1 Francisca Sanz,1 Concepción Alba,2 and Joaquín R. Otero1

Servicio de Microbiología,1 Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba sn, 28041 Madrid, Spain2

Received 24 May 2005/ Accepted 30 May 2005

From 2002 to 2003, 32 isolates of Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus (SHN) were recovered from 21 patients, 18 of whom were neonates, with 13 considered to have late-onset SHN sepsis. All isolates from neonates had an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. Our data support SHN as an important nosocomial pathogen in neonates.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Avenida de Cordoba sn, Madrid 28041, Spain. Phone: (34) 91-3908239. Fax: (34) 91-5652765. E-mail: fchaves.hdoc{at}salud.madrid.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2005, p. 4877-4879, Vol. 43, No. 9
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.9.4877-4879.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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