Nasal carriage of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced Vancomycin susceptibility (MRSA-RVS) by healthy adults in Zaria, Nigeria
| Autor: | S E Yakubu, O S Onolitola, B O Olayinka, M J Salawu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
medicine.drug_class Tetracycline Chloramphenicol Antibiotics biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease_cause Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Microbiology Anterior nares Penicillin medicine.anatomical_structure Staphylococcus aureus Medicine Vancomycin business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Tropical Microbiology and Biotechnology; Vol 3, No 1 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1607-4106 |
| Popis: | Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected from anterior nares of fifty healthy adults in Zaria and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns determined. 72% of the isolates were methicillin-resistant S. aureus . The isolates were generally resistant to multiple antibiotics including Chloramphenicol (78% resistance), Penicillin (100% resistance), and Tetracycline (66% resistance). Vancomycin susceptibility studies revealed that 86% of the isolates were Vancomycin intermediate. There is a need to observe antibiotic use policies faithfully in order to prevent the spread of resistances. Keywords : MRSA, Reduced-susceptibility, Staphylococcus aureus , Vancomycin, VISA > Journal of Tropical Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3(1) 2007: pp. 19-22 |
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