Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus among healthy individuals.
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus spp. were isolated from healthy students and their drug resistance was investigated. S. aureus was isolated from 17 of 70 persons (24.3%). Fourteen strains of 22 isolates of S. aureus were ampicillin-resistant. Two strains each were cefmetazole-resistant and gentamicin-resistant. None of the strains was found to be methicillin-resistant. Compared with the strains isolated from the hospital ward environment, S. aureus in healthy individuals was relatively sensitive to antibiotics.
Tanaka
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Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
Okada
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Adachi
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*