Emergence of gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in New York City hospitals.
Gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus have been isolated from Spring 1979 to the present from many hospitals in New York City. A large proportion of the strains were resistant to the majority of antistaphylococcal antibiotics. The ratio of multiply resistant strains was highest among tetracycline-resistant strains. There were significant differences in phage susceptibility patterns and the resistance spectrum of strains isolated at different hospitals, whereas strains isolated at the same hospital often showed a marked degree of similarity. This suggests multiple origins of gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant strains isolated in New York City.
D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009519:New York City; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
D005839:Gentamicins; D013752:Tetracycline; D008712:Methicillin