Frequency of resistance to trimethoprim among isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Vol. 11 (2) , 163-167
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/11.2.163
Abstract
Four hundred and forty-nine strains of staphylococci, 386 Staphylococcus epider-midis and 63 Staph. saprophyticus were tested by MIC and disc for susceptibility to trimethoprim. About 30% of clinically significant strains of Staph. epidermidis were resistant to trimethoprim; this fell to 12.6% in strains from normalflora. The frequency of resistance among clinically significant strains did not alter from 1976 to1980. Strains of Staph. saprophyticus were uniformly sensitive to tri–methoprim.Keywords
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