dc.contributor.author |
Durmaz, B |
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dc.contributor.author |
Durmaz, R |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sahin, K |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-03-04T13:28:59Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-03-04T13:28:59Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1997 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/11616/54372 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of Turkish isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nosocomial and community infections and their antibiotic resistant patterns. The oxacillin disk diffusion method for the detection of methicillin resistance and the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion for antibiotic susceptibility tests were used. A total 383 S. aureus strains were identified from different patients. The prevalence of methicillin resistance among S. aureus strains was 31.3% (120/383). The proportions of MRSA isolated from nosocomial and community infections were 26.4% (46/174) and 35.4% (74/209), respectively. The resistance rates of MRSA to other antibiotics were as follows: 71% resistant to erythromycin, 54% to clindamycin, 52% to gentamicin, 44.5% to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 36% to ciprofloxacin. No strain resistant to vancomycin was recorded in this study. |
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dc.source |
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION |
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dc.title |
Methicillin-resistance among Turkish isolates of Staphylococcus aureus |
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dc.title |
strains from nosocomial and community infections and their resistance |
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dc.title |
patterns using various antimicrobial agents |
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