S. Nishijima et al., SENSITIVITY TO ANTIBACTERIALS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS ISOLATED FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF SKIN INFECTIONS, Journal of international medical research, 25(1), 1997, pp. 1-7
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Medicine, Research & Experimental
We examined the antibacterial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus
isolated from several types of skin infections, which were classified
into four groups: (i) impetigo, (ii) folliculitis, (iii) atopic dermat
itis and eczema and (iv) ulcers and decubitus. The 50% minimal inhibit
ory concentration (MIC(50)) of the antibacterial agents was 3.13 mu g/
ml or lower, except that of gentamicin with isolates from the impetigo
groups (25 mu g/ml). The MIC(90) of gentamicin was 50 mu g/ml or more
for isolates from all four groups. The isolates from the ulcers and d
ecubitus group showed multiple resistance against antibacterial agents
. The frequency of methicillin-resistant S. aureus was low, but was hi
ghest, at 25%, in the isolates from the ulcers and decubitus group. Fe
w isolates from the atopic dermatitis and eczema group were resistant,
and there was little difference in antibacterial resistance between i
solates from atopic dermatitis and eczema.