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Online ISSN : 2189-647X
Print ISSN : 0030-6150
ISSN-L : 0030-6150
Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci (MRS) in Osaka Dental University Hospital: (3) Prevalence of MRS Colonization in the Hospital Wards
Hirotaka TATSUMI, Hiroo KURODA, Shigeru UENO, Rikiya SHIRASU, Yasuko TAKEMOTO, Hisanori FUKUSHIMA, Hirosuke SAGAWA, Manabu MOHRI
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Keywords: Methicillin-resistant staphylococci, Drug resistance, microbial, Patients' room
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1994 Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 167-171

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Abstract

     In order to investigate the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) in Osaka Dental University Hospital, we examined 65 locations in the hospital wards and tested the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates. MRS were isolated from 55 hospital ward locations. About half the MRS strains were isolated from locations in contact with the medical staff or inpatients, and the others from non-contact locations. MRS were classified into various types according to antibiotic sensitivity. All strains tested were susceptible to vancomycin.
     These results suggest that nosocomial infections were occurring in the hospital wards.

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