title: [Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from blood to 11 antimicrobial agents and a review of the literature].
abstract: From November 1998 to February 2000, a total of 91 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from blood were analyzed for their susceptibility to 11 antimicrobial agents using the E-test method. Fifty-two isolates were methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and 39 were oxacillin-resistant (MRSA). All the MSSA were susceptible to gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, rifampicin, fusidic acid, quinupristin-dalfopristin and linezolid; 90% were susceptible to erythromycin and 83% to mupirocin. All the MRSA were susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, rifampicin and linezolid; 95% were susceptible to quinupristin-dalfopristin; and 92% to gentamicin, mupirocin, fusidic acid. None of the MRSA were susceptible to erythromycin or ciprofloxacin. The susceptibility of SARM to erythromycin and ciprofloxacin was low, while the susceptibility to the rest of the antimicrobial agents remained active.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Avda Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viudes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez-Bellés
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tallón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Peñalver
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pemán
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gobernado
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents