title: Penicillin resistance in staphylococci isolated in a casualty department.
abstract: The results of a series of antibiotic resistance tests on 118 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients attending a casualty department are recorded. Forty-six per cent. of the strains were resistant to penicillin, 12% to streptomycin, 7.5% to tetracycline, and small numbers to the other antibiotics. It is suggested that tetracycline should be used in those infections which are sufficiently severe to merit antibiotic treatment.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006801:Humans; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013307:Streptomycin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D013307:Streptomycin
keywords: PENICILLIN/pharmacology; STAPHYLOCOCCUS/pharmacology