Emergence of gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in New York City hospitals

Autor: Schaefler, S, Jones, D, Perry, W, Ruvinskaya, L, Baradet, T, Mayr, E, Wilson, M E
Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Microbiology; April 1981, Vol. 13 Issue: 4 p754-759, 6p
Abstrakt: Gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus have been isolated from Spring 1979 to the present from many hospitals in New York City. A large proportion of the strains were resistant to the majority of antistaphylococcal antibiotics. The ratio of multiply resistant strains was highest among tetracycline-resistant strains. There were significant differences in phage susceptibility patterns and the resistance spectrum of strains isolated at different hospitals, whereas strains isolated at the same hospital often showed a marked degree of similarity. This suggests multiple origins of gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant strains isolated in New York City.
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