Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Apr 2005
Review[Clinical and epidemiological study of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Albacete, Spain].
The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological features of spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired in the province of Albacete, Spain. ⋯ Spotted fever group rickettsiosis was mainly found in adults in contact with the rural milieu or with animals. Age over 40 years old and residence in a rural area were risk factors. Mediterranean spotted fever was the most common syndrome.
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Apr 2005
[Detection of methicillin resistance and identification of Staphylococcus spp. from positive blood culture bottles using the mecA and nucA genes with the LightCycler System].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of detecting Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and of identifying methicillin resistance directly in positive BACTEC blood culture bottles using the LightCycler system. ⋯ This is a sensitive and highly specific method for identifying staphylococci in positive blood cultures, allowing discrimination between methicillin-susceptible and -resistant strains in less than 3 hours after Gram stain.