Open AccessDouble-disk synergy test for detection of synergistic effect between antibiotics against nosocomial strains of staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Rasool Soltani,
Hossein Khalili,
Fateme Shafiee
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.99673
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Synergistic effect between commonly used antibiotics against nosocomial multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, if present, could provide a viable option as an alternative therapy for infections due to this pathogen. The aim of this study was searching for any synergistic effect between several antibiotics against drug-resistant strains of S. aureus with nosocomial origin using double-disk synergy test and to determine the applicability of this test for such a purpose.