title: Antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus community acquired strains.
abstract: Over 250 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients who presented with infections acquired outside the hospital were tested for susceptibility to penicillin G, minocycline and erythromycin. Only 15.5% of strains could be regarded as sensitive to penicillin, whereas 99.2% and 90.2% were sensitive to minocycline and erythromycin respectively. Beta-haemolytic streptococci were found in association with Staph. aureus in 17.5% of the lesions cultured in this survey. The susceptibility of a further 100 strains of methicillin-sensitive Staph. aureus to a wider range of antimicrobial agents was also examined.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001315:Australia; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008911:Minocycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000187:drug effects; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D008911:Minocycline; D010400:Penicillin G