Open AccessMethicillin Resistance among <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates from Saudi Hospitals
Author(s) -
Atif H. Asghar,
Aiman M. Momenah
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000089386
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , gentamicin , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic resistance , erythromycin , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , genetics
To determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains among clinical isolates collected from the 4 tertiary hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and to test the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolates against 9 antimicrobial agents.
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