title: [Antimicrobial sensivity and ability to slime production of koagulaze-negative staphylococci].
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the ability of slime production ofcoagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) and evaluate the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. Strains were isolated from clinical specimens obtained from hospitalized patients. The most frequently isolated species were S. epidermidis (51%), S. hominis (18%), S. haemolyticus (13%). The result of this study shows that 61% of S.epidermidis produce slime on CRA (Congo red agar), whereas none of the tested S. haemolyticus strains has this ability. All examined strains were susceptible to vancomycin, linezolid and quinupristin/ dalfopristin. The majority of strains were susceptible to minocycline, fusid acid, nitrofurantoin and rifampicin. Sixty six percent of isolates were determined as methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Mikrobiologii, Instytutu Biologii Eksperymentalnej, Wydziału Biologii UAM w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szczuka
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prawda-Zołotar
authors.forename: Maryla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowakiewicz
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaznowski
mesh_terms: D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial