Staphylococci in Community-acquired Infections. Increased Resistance to Penicillin

Hughes, Gordon B.; Chidi, Christopher C.; Macon, William L.

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“…A rising frequency of strains produ cing /2-lactamase, however, now also ap pears from sources outside the hospital en vironment [11,13,18,22]. The out-patient specimens of Bengtsson et al [6] exhibited a frequency of /2-lactamase producing strains similar to the proportion observed among our hospital strains.…”

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Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci from a Hospital Environment

Bergan¹,

Lernestedt²

1983

Chemotherapy

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The antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci has been followed over 4 years (1977–1980). 90% of the strains produced β-lactamase. Coagulase-negative staphylococci were more resistant than S. aureus, although β-lactamase production occurred more rarely. Strains from the sputum of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) were more multiresistant than isolates from other sources. The strains from hospitalized patients (HP) were more resistant than isolates from outpatients. A higher frequency of β-Lactamase production occurred among strains from CF and HP patients compared to out-patients. This occurred in samples from pus and wounds in 66% of the strains derived from non-hospitalized patients compared with 93 % from surgical patients.

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Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci from a Hospital Environment

Bergan¹,

Lernestedt²

1983

Chemotherapy

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“…By 1965, physicians and scientists felt that bacterial diseases and the microbes responsible were no longer of great concern. Unfortunately, it did not take too long for them to realize the existence of resistant bacteria [1][2][3], and by 1980, fewer than 10 % of all clinical Staphylococcus cases could be cured by penicillin-a dramatic shift from the almost 100 % susceptibility of Staphylococcus in 1952 [4,5]. To overcome this phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, scientists developed newer molecules with modified mechanisms of action.…”

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“…Organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CNS), and drug-esistant Enterobacteriaceae, as well as the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, have created serious challenges to the treatment of infectious diseases including ocular infections. Moreover, the phenomenon of drug resistance is no longer restricted to hospital-acquired infections but is also being reported among community-acquired infections [5,10]. The situation is further complicated by the dearth of new antibiotics in the pipeline, raising the possibility that untreatable multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections will become more and more common [11,12].…”

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Update on Antimicrobial Resistance and Ocular Isolates

Garg

Roy

2013

Curr Ophthalmol Rep

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The phenomenon of ''Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)'' is as old as the era of antibiotics. However, currently, it is posing a serious challenge in the management of various infectious diseases including ocular infections. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the World Health Organization and other health agencies have adopted several programs to contain the menace. The surveillance of AMR is an essential part of the action plan and has contributed significant knowledge in this field. In the last decade, three nationwide surveillance studies from United States addressed AMR among ocular isolates. These studies indicate that AMR in ocular infections shows trends similar to systemic infections. Realizing the value of surveillance studies, there is a need to conduct similar studies in other parts of the world because AMR trends demonstrate regional variations. Further, there is enough evidence to suggest that prolonged and recurrent use of topical antibiotics in ophthalmology can result in colonization of the ocular surface by resistant organisms.

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“…Overall, 70% to 85% of strains found were penicillin-resistant (Hahn & Baker, 1980;Hughes, Chidi, & Macon, 1976;Ross et al, 1974).…”

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Staphylococci in Community-acquired Infections. Increased Resistance to Penicillin

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci from a Hospital Environment

Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci from a Hospital Environment

Update on Antimicrobial Resistance and Ocular Isolates

Certified athletic trainers' knowledge of MRSA and common disinfectants

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