ANTIBIOTIC DUST AND THE NASAL CARRIAGE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN HOSPITAL STAFF: II
- 1 June 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 1 (25) , 927-931
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1963.tb23492.x
Abstract
Nasal carriage in a hospital of strains of S. aureus resistant to 3 or more antibiotics was restricted almost entirely to ward inhabitants, pharmacists and operating theater staff. Within the wards, the distribution of strains having different resistances showed a complex pattern. It is suggested that these findings are due to the effect of 3 factors: the numbers in which different kinds of S. aureus are present; the differing ability to invade the nostrils which different kinds possess; the assistance or hindrance given to them by dust derived from antibiotics.Keywords
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