title: [Resistance profiles of the various species of the genus Staphylococcus to 15 clinically-used antimicrobials].
abstract: A total of 78 strains of 11 species of Staphylococcus genus (29 S. aureus, 48 Staphylococcus coagulase-negative and 1 S. intermedius strain,) were studied in order to determine the resistance patterns to fifteen commonly used antimicrobial agents. Out of 48 Staphylococcus coagulase-negative strains studied, 8 (4/15 S. epidermidis, 1/10 S. hominis, 1/6 S. haemolyticus, 2/3 S. xylosus) showed resistance patterns similar to that of S. aureus strains against beta-lactam antibiotics, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol and fosfomycin, and 10 exhibit beta-lactamase-activity. Although the 7 S. saprophyticus strains assayed were beta-lactamase-negative by the chromogenic cephalosporin method after induction, the penicillin G minimal inhibitory concentration values were slightly higher than those obtained with other beta-lactamase-negative species. The susceptibilities to erythromycin and clindamycin suggested that macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramin type B (MLS) resistance was present in a large number of Staphylococcus coagulase-negative strains. In all the Staphylococcus genus, the aminoglycosides resistance seems to be mediated by the same aminoglycosides modifying-enzymes. Vancomycin was very active against the 11 species assayed. Rifampicin was effective with all Staphylococcus coagulase-negative strains. The S. aureus rifampicin-resistant were also resistant to oxacillin, and variable against aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, fosfomycin, erythromycin and clindamycin. Only 5 strains were resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMS), 1 S. aureus oxacillin-susceptible, 1 S. aureus oxacillin-resistant, 2 S. xylosus and 1 S. warneri strains.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ochoa
mesh_terms: D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D010641:Phenotype; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases
vernacular_title: Perfiles de resistencia de las distintas especies del género Staphylococcus frente a quince antimicrobianos de uso clínico.