Multiresistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a neonatal care unit

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Multiresistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a neonatal care unit Jacobus H. Sloos, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Thera A.M. Trienekens, Barbara van Harsselaar, Yvonne van Dijk, Cees P.A. van Boven  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 2, Issue 1, Pages 44-49 (August 1996) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00199.x Copyright © 1996 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Plasmid patterns from Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from neonatal intensive care patients. Lanes A and B: marker strains. M1 =E. coli V517, M2 =E. coli 39RB61. Lanes C to H: plasmid type p1 found within the predominant strain. Lanes I to M: sporadic patterns. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1996 2, 44-49DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00199.x) Copyright © 1996 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions