title: Antibiotic sensitivity in hand infections.
abstract: A survey of patients presenting for primary treatment of infected lesions on their hands was carried out. Eight-nine lesions were cultured from which 116 organisms were isolated. The main organisms were coagulase-positive staphylococci. In 24 cases these were acting in concert with group A beta-haemolytic streptococci. Of the coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated, 19 percent were resistant to sulphonamides, and only 45 percent were resistant to penicillin.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents