title: Oxacillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Lima, Peru.
abstract: In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a review of 103 Staphylococcus aureus infections was conducted during 2002. The prevalence of oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains was 68%; 25% of strains were resistant to multiple drugs. Previous use of antibiotics and undergoing a surgical procedure during the current hospital stay were associated with the presence of an oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strain.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, AP 4314, Lima 100, Peru. cseas@upch.edu.pe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zamudio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gotuzzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010568:Peru; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D010068:Oxacillin