Susceptibility Profile in Staphylococcus hominis Isolates
Introduction: Staphylococcus hominis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus, which is a component of normal skin flora but isolated in opportunistic infections. Materials and Methods: In our study, it was aimed to evaluate retrospectively the susceptibility patterns of S. hominis strains isolated fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2011-16-03-103%20106.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Staphylococcus hominis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus, which is a component of normal skin flora but isolated in opportunistic infections. Materials and Methods: In our study, it was aimed to evaluate retrospectively the susceptibility patterns of S. hominis strains isolated from clinical specimens, which were sent to the clinical microbiology laboratory of a university hospital in the period 2007-2008. A total of 49 isolates were included in the evaluation. The identification at the species level and the results of antibiotic susceptibility testing were achieved via the MicroScan WalkAway system (Dade Behring, USA). Results: The highest number of strains were isolated from blood cultures (61.2%). Among the strains, 16 (32.7%) were determined as methicillin-resistant and 33 (67.3%) as methicillin-susceptible. No strains resistant to glycopeptides and linezolid were detected, and low susceptibility rates to tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and erythromycin were found. The lowest susceptibility rate observed was to penicillin (8.2%). Conclusion: To our knowledge, there has been no publication just about the susceptibility of S. hominis strains in our country. This study is the first report about the species mentioned above. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |