colonization in preterm neonates during their neonatal intensive care unit stay.

Background: Nosocomial sepsis is the main problem that preterms have to face during their stay at neonatal intensive care units (NICU). is an emerging cause of preterm sepsis but its epidemiology is still largely unknown. Consequently, the aims of this study were to know the rate of preterms colonized by during their stay at the NICU and the characteristics and evolution of the population, including the susceptibility to clinically relevant antibiotics.