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Review
. 1987 Apr;15(2):59-74.
doi: 10.1016/0196-6553(87)90003-4.

Staphylococcus epidermidis: a significant nosocomial pathogen

B H Hamory, J T Parisi, J P Hutton
Review

Staphylococcus epidermidis: a significant nosocomial pathogen

B H Hamory et al. Am J Infect Control. 1987 Apr.

Erratum in

  • Am J Infect Control 1987 Aug;15(4):158

Abstract

Staphylococcus epidermidis is an organism formerly believed to be nonpathogenic. It is now recognized as a pathogen, causing infections on implanted devices and among immunosuppressed patients. Further, it has been involved in the development of resistance to a number of antibiotics. The epidemiology of this organism, its pathogenesis, and its treatment are important to infection control practitioners.

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