Gastrointestinal Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Units of the Autonomous Service at the Maracaibo University Hospital (SAHUM)

• Main Authors: Maribel Castellano González (Author), Armindo José Perozo Mena (Author), Carolian Gutiérrez Ovallos (Author), Tsunamy Pirela Hinojoza (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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With the purpose of detecting gastrointestinal colonization by S. aureus and evaluating the associated risk factors (age, gender, origin of the patient, prior hospitalization, use of antibiotic therapy, corticosteroids or previous immunotherapy, motive and origin of hospitalization), 50 rectal swabs...