Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates from hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection obtained in two time periods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years Staphylococcus epidermidis has been considered an important and frequent causative agent of health care-associated infections (HAIs), increasing the costs of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality. Antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation are the most important obstacles in the treatment of infections caused by this microorganism. The aim of this work was to determine the most prevalent STs, as well as the antibiotic resistance profile and biofilm formation of S. epidermidis clinical isolates obtained from hospitalized patients in two hospitals in Acapulco, Guerrero in two time periods.

Methods

Twenty methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis strains isolated from patients with bacteremia in two hospitals in two time periods w

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Santos VI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541613 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature