Staphylococcus aureus sensitivity and resistance profile. Experience at Hipolito Unanue National Hospital

• Autores: Mamani, Edgardo, Luján, Daniel, Pajuelo, Giovanni
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2006
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/1249
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1249
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Staphylococcus aureus; oxacilina; resistencia microbiana a las drogas; oxacillin; drug resistance; microbial

Objective: The determine Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to different antimicrobians in both inpatients and outpatients. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: Hipolito Unanue National Hospital, a teaching hospital. Materials: From January through December 2003 we determined sensitivity and resistance of Staphylococcus aureus strains obtained from the respiratory tract. Interventions: We used the Kirby - Bauer method in the Bacto Mueller Hinton Medium following the CLSI recommendations. Main outcome measures: Sensitivity to antibiotics. Results: Two hundred and seventeen Staphylococcus aureus strains originated from the respiratory tract were isolated. Oxacillin resistance in inpatiens was found in 32% of strains, to gentamicin 35%, and to ciprofloxacin 58%, and 100% sensitivity to vancomycin. Conclusion: Low resistance to oxacillin was found.