title: [A study on antimicrobial resistance of coagulase negative staphylococci].
abstract: One hundred and eight strains of coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) isolated from different clinical specimens (sputum, urine, blood, various catheters etc.) were classified into 9 species of CNS with biochemical technique. Staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus saprophyticus accounted for the majority (66%). Drug susceptibility tests revealed that they were highly resistant to penicillin, oxacillin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, compound sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, cephazolin and ++ceftazidim but relatively sensitive to vancomycin, amikacin, gentamicin and rifapen. The MIC of oxacillin ranged from 0.125 mg/L to 128 mg/L. The MIC90 was 64 mg/L. It is suggested that vancomycin is the therapy of first choice in methicillin resistant CNS infection.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018550:Cephalosporin Resistance; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin