Compatibility of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis findings and clinical criteria commonly used to distinguish between true coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia and contamination

Senger S. S., Saccozza M. E., Yuece A.

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.28, no.8, pp.992-996, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1086/518753
  • Journal Name: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.992-996
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVES. To evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of the clinical criteria widely used to differentiate true coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CoNS) bacteremia from contamination, using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) as the reference test.