PMID: 8950529Sep 1, 1996Paper

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
R J FassL W Ayers

Abstract

Among 6,068 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis, 75.5% were oxacillin-resistant. Oxacillin-susceptible strains were more frequently susceptible to erythromycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, gentamicin, and tetracycline than oxacillin-resistant strains. With the exception of erythromycin, non-beta-lactam MICs were less discriminatory for identifying oxacillin-resistant strains with oxacillin MICs < or = 2 micrograms/ml than for those with oxacillin MICs > or = 4 micrograms/ml.

References

Sep 1, 1992·The Journal of Hospital Infection·K Refsahl, B M Andersen
Oct 1, 1986·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·R J FassL W Ayers
Nov 4, 1969·Journal of Medical Microbiology·J H HewittM T Parker
Apr 1, 1995·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·C L McDonaldR J Fass
Oct 1, 1994·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·G L Archer, M W Climo
Feb 1, 1994·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology·M F TripodiG Ruggiero
Aug 1, 1995·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·R J FassL W Ayers

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 8, 1999·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·M De GiustiC Chiesa

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Aminoglycosides

Aminoglycoside is a medicinal and bacteriologic category of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial medications that inhibit protein synthesis and contain as a portion of the molecule an amino-modified glycoside. Discover the latest research on aminoglycoside here.

Aminoglycosides (ASM)

Aminoglycoside is a medicinal and bacteriologic category of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial medications that inhibit protein synthesis and contain as a portion of the molecule an amino-modified glycoside. Discover the latest research on aminoglycoside here.

Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Allergies result from the hyperreactivity of the immune system to some environmental substance and can be life-threatening. Infectious diseases are caused by organisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. They can be transmitted different ways, such as person-to-person. Here is the latest research on allergy and infectious diseases.

Antimicrobial Resistance (ASM)

Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to the continued successful use of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bacterial infections.

Antifungals (ASM)

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to the continued successful use of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bacterial infections.

Allergy & Infectious Diseases (ASM)

Allergies result from the hyperreactivity of the immune system to some environmental substance and can be life-threatening. Infectious diseases are caused by organisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. They can be transmitted different ways, such as person-to-person. Here is the latest research on allergy and infectious diseases.

Antifungals

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.