Abstract
Changes in antibiotics susceptibilities were evaluated among 374 nosocomial clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus collected from 1986 to 1994 in a tertiary-care University hospital where methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is an increasing cause of infection. Significant increases in resistance to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin and rifampicin were observed among MRSA isolates in recent years. No resistance to glycopeptides was observed. However, during the last 2 years a significant trend towards a decreasing susceptibility to teicoplanin was observed among MRSA isolates.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 93-96 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1996 |
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Keywords
- Antibiotic resistance
- Methicillin resistance
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Teicoplanin
- Vancomycin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Parasitology
- Virology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Infectious Diseases
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Changes in susceptibilities to teicoplanin, vancomycin and other antibiotics among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a tertiary-care University hospital. / Baiocchi, Pia; Capone, Alessandro; Carfagna, Paolo; Santini, Claudio; Venditti, Mario.
In: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Vol. 7, No. 2, 07.1996, p. 93-96.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Santini, Claudio
AU - Venditti, Mario
PY - 1996/7
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N2 - Changes in antibiotics susceptibilities were evaluated among 374 nosocomial clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus collected from 1986 to 1994 in a tertiary-care University hospital where methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is an increasing cause of infection. Significant increases in resistance to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin and rifampicin were observed among MRSA isolates in recent years. No resistance to glycopeptides was observed. However, during the last 2 years a significant trend towards a decreasing susceptibility to teicoplanin was observed among MRSA isolates.
AB - Changes in antibiotics susceptibilities were evaluated among 374 nosocomial clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus collected from 1986 to 1994 in a tertiary-care University hospital where methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is an increasing cause of infection. Significant increases in resistance to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin and rifampicin were observed among MRSA isolates in recent years. No resistance to glycopeptides was observed. However, during the last 2 years a significant trend towards a decreasing susceptibility to teicoplanin was observed among MRSA isolates.
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