title: Sensitivity to antibacterials of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin infections: a comparison of two hospitals.
abstract: We compared the sensitivities to antibacterials of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from skin infections in two hospitals of different sizes. There were differences between the two hospitals in the proportions of the strains isolated that were resistant to certain drugs, and these differences may be related to the patterns of drug use at each hospital. The differences in the patterns of drug use at each hospital may be due to the types of infections encountered and/or the ages of the patients, both of which differed greatly. The proportions of resistant strains may also be related to differences in the proportions of in-patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University Kori Branch Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents