Staphylococcal nasal carriage in medical students with varying clinical exposure.
Nasal carriage and antibiotic sensitivities of coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci were assessed among medical students of three different years. Although carriage rates did not change, there was a trend towards multiple resistance with increasing hospital exposure. Gentamicin resistance in Staphylococcus albus showed a similar trend. The relevance of these findings to current views on the origin of gentamicin resistance is discussed.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013337:Students, Medical
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents