title: Bacteremia due to persistent strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci in a neonatal intensive-care unit.
abstract: This retrospective case-control study was performed to determine risk factors for bacteremia due to persistent coagulase-negative staphylococci in our neonatal intensive-care unit. Enteral nutrition and the presence of a nasogastric tube were identified as possible risk factors for coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia involving one of the persistent strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramotar
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Toye
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase