Occurrence of quinolone resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from nosocomial infection.

doi:10.1017/s0950268800050408

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Occurrence of quinolone resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from nosocomial infection.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Dec 1992

Witte W, Grimm H

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Among 63 Staphylococcus aureus isolates (one isolate per one patient) counted from infections (from August to November 1991) in hospital T., eight exhibited resistance to fluoroquinolones. Seven of these quinolone-resistant isolates were multiply- and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (QR-MRSA). Th...

Topics

Anti-Infective Agents
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Ciprofloxacin
Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus

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