title: Sensitivity of antibacterials of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from impetigo patients.
abstract: We measured the sensitivity to antibacterials of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from impetigo lesions during one year (from July 1994 to July 1995). The largest number of strains was resistant to gentamicin, followed by erythromycin. Few methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains were isolated and few strains were resistant to more than one drug. We conclude that nadifloxacin and tosufloxacin are likely to be most effective against S. aureus, but fusidic acid is more suitable for the treatment of children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University, Kori Branch Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009287:Naphthyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011807:Quinolizines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D005839:Gentamicins; D009287:Naphthyridines; D011807:Quinolizines; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D004917:Erythromycin; C062127:nadifloxacin; C055185:tosufloxacin