title: Nosocomial spread of a Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus strain causing sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. fchaves.hdoc@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Alvarez
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alba
authors.forename: Joaquín R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Otero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D041181:Staphylococcus hominis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*