OBJECTIVE Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) are the most common causative agents in neonatal nosocomial septicemia. Because of widespread methicillin resistance among CONS, empiric therapy with vancomycin is recommended as the primary antibiotic regimen for these infections. In our unit, empiric treatment of nosocomially acquired septicemia consists of cephalothin and gentamicin, which ar...

Fig 1. Clinical picture of S simulans infection. Violaceous erythema of the dorsal right great toe with an overlying mildly fluctuant nodule and central superficial erosion. INTRODUCTION Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), once an umbrella term for normal skin microbiota, are increasingly implicated in hospital-acquired infections. Quick, easy, and accurate speciation of CoNS via matrix-as...

OBJECTIVE To examine evidence for properties of the transtheoretical model stages of change-decisional balance relationship as applied to dietary behavior. METHODS Data extracted from 27 studies of 8 different behaviors were examined. RESULTS The measurement structure of decisional balance, relative magnitude of the pros and cons within stages, and shifts in the pros and cons across stages ...