Open AccessThe clinical spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of staphylococcal pyodermas in the community and hospital
Author(s) -
Sofia Furtado,
Ramesh M Bhat,
B Rekha,
D Sukumar,
Ganesh Kamath,
Jacintha Martis,
B Nandakishore
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.127674
Subject(s) - medicine , pyoderma , context (archaeology) , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , ciprofloxacin , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , paleontology , genetics , physics , optics , bacteria , biology
The uncontrolled use of antibiotics has resulted in a relentless spread of multiresistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. There are studies conducted in medical colleges in Chandigarh, Chennai, Mumbai and Vellore comparing pyodermas in the community and hospital setting based on clinical and bacteriological parameters.