THE UTILITY OF NON-BETA-LACTAM ANTIMICROBIAL MICS AS MARKERS TO DISTINGUISH OXACILLIN-RESISTANT FROM OXACILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-EPIDERMIDIS

Authors
FASS RJ BARNISHAN J AYERS LW
Citation
Rj. Fass et al., THE UTILITY OF NON-BETA-LACTAM ANTIMICROBIAL MICS AS MARKERS TO DISTINGUISH OXACILLIN-RESISTANT FROM OXACILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-EPIDERMIDIS, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 26(1), 1996, pp. 43-45
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease → ACNP
ISSN journal
07328893
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
43 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(1996)26:1<43:TUONAM>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Among 6,068 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis, 75.5% were oxacilli n-resistant. Oxacillin-susceptible strains were more frequently suscep tible to erythromycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim/sulfam ethoxazole, gentamicin, and tetracycline than oxacillin-resistant stra ins. With the exception of erythromycin, non-beta-lactam MICs were les s discriminatory for identifying oxacillin-resistant strains with oxac illin MICs greater than or equal to 2 mu g/ml than for those with oxac illin MICs greater than or equal to 4 mu g/ml. (C) 1996 Elsevier Scien ce Inc.