Gentamicin resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with the use of topical gentamicin
1977; Oxford University Press; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/jac/3.3.213
ISSN1460-2091
AutoresT. D. Wyatt, Wendy Ferguson, Thomas S. Wilson, E M McCormick,
Tópico(s)Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
ResumoAn outbreak of gentamicin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection involving 23 patients in the Dermatology Unit of our hospital seemed to be associated with a large usage of topical gentamicin. Fifty-eight isolates were obtained and in contrast to a previously reported outbreak (Speller et al., 1976) where all isolates showed a common bateriophage type and antibiotic resistance pattern, 7 different bacteriophage types and 8 patterns of antibiotic resistance were observed. The predominant bacteriophage type was 53/85+ and all isolates except one were lysed by the experimental bacteriophage 90. Comparisons are drawn between staphylococcal resistance to gentamicin and to neomycin.
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