Prevalenoe of Drug - Resistant Staphylococci in Teheran University Hospital Wards
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| Title | Prevalenoe of Drug - Resistant Staphylococci in Teheran University Hospital Wards |
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| Abstract | 1) Fifty coagulase posittve strains of staphylococc~~ ~folated fr.o~ .the noseand wrist of Hospital nurses have been examined for sensltfvlty to pemcilhn, tetracyclines,chloramphenicol, dihydrostreptomycin, erythrorriycm, neomycin, kana.n:ycin,bacitracin, polymyxin-B and the triple sulfa. The percentages of fully sensittve strains at the present are as followe: Erythromycin 100%Neomycin 78%Kanamycin 78%Chloramphenicol 68%Dihydrostreptomycin 52%Penicillin 18%Tetracyclines 16%Polymyxin-B 1%Triple sulfa 0%2) The following topics have been discussed:a) The origin anr" mechanism of drug resistanceb) Cross-resistr.neec) The hospital epidemiology of Staphylococcusd) The clinical implications of Staphylococcus drug-resistance |
| Publisher | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| Date | 2012-10-20 |
| Source | Acta Medica Iranica Vol 3, No 4 (1960) |