In vitro susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from blood to currently used antistaphylococcal drugs

被引:4
作者
Baiocchi, P [1 ]
Galie, M [1 ]
Santini, C [1 ]
Carfagna, P [1 ]
Cassone, M [1 ]
Tarasi, D [1 ]
Venditti, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Policlin Umberto I, Dipartimento Med Clin, Serv Aggregato Consulenze Infettivol, I-00161 Rome, Italy
关键词
antibiotic resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteremia;
D O I
10.1179/joc.1998.10.1.25
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Changes in antibiotic susceptibility was evaluated in 77 consecutive nosocomial clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus collected from 1986 to 1994 at the Umberto I Polyclinic of the University of Rome (63 isolates) and from 7 other Roman hospitals (14 isolates). Oxacillin resistance in these isolates increased from 39% during the 1980s to 69% during the 1990s. Significant increases in resistance to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin and rifampicin were observed among oxacillin-resistant strains. No resistance to glycopeptides was observed although both teicoplanin and vancomycin had slightly reduced antistaphylococcal activity.
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