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1050144

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
During the years 1966-1974, 167,297 strains isolated from 167,297 patients or staff members in Danish hospitals were registered at Staten Seruminstitu. All the strains were phage-typed and examined for production of a 'Tween'-80-splitting enzyme and resistance to mercuric chloride. 158,236 strains were examined for resistance to antibiotics. Since 1968, a steep decrease in the number of strains resistant to three or more antibiotics (multiple-resistant) and in strains of the 83A complex was noticed. In recent years an increase in strains belonging to phage-group I and in those referred to as miscellaneous and non-identified was registered. The increase in the non-typable strains might be explained by the shift of the concentration of the typing phages from 1000 X RTD to 100 X RTD. It is concluded that at least two factors may have contributed to the reduction of the multiple-resistant strains: an altered antibiotic policy, restricting the use of streptomycin and tetracyclines, and an improved hospital hygiene, diminishing the spread of identical strains within the various departments. However, it is emphasized that the consumption of methicillin is still increasing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0105-0656
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84B
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
359-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in Danish hospitals from January 1st, 1966, to December 31st, 1974.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article