Sensitivity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains to Fusidic Acid and Other Non-beta-lactam Antibiotics
KLIMIK JOURNAL, vol.32, no.1, pp.52-56, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.5152/kd.2019.12
- Journal Name: KLIMIK JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.52-56
- Keywords: Non-beta-lactam antibiotics, fusidic acid, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, QUINUPRISTIN-DALFOPRISTIN, INCREASING RESISTANCE, HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS, CLINICAL ISOLATE, VANCOMYCIN, SUSCEPTIBILITIES, CEFTAROLINE, MRSA
- Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: This study was aimed to investigate the sensitivity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from various clinical specimens against fusidic acid and other non beta-lactam antibiotics including linezolid, quinupristin/dalfopristin, chloramphenicol, rifampin, levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.