[Epidemiological study on the dissemination of healthy carriers of Staphylococcus aureus in the hospital environment].
A study was made of the kitchen staff of the M. Malpighi Hospital of Bologna to identify healthy carriers of staphylococcus aureus. It was isolated in 19 out of 104 people, a frequency of 18.2%. Sensitivity tests to the commonest antibiotics and chemotherapeutic drugs carried out on the isolated strains of staphylococcus aureus showed average percentages fluctuating between 31.5% for penicillin to 88.5% for cephalosporin.
D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008834:Microclimate; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins
Indagine epidemiologica sulla diffusione di portatori sani di "Staphylococcus aureus" in ambiente ospedaliero.