title: Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus among healthy individuals.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*