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Transfer of gentamicin resistance between coagulase-negative and coagulase-positive staphylococci on skin.

The Journal of hygiene ·Vol. 86 ·No. 2 ·1981-04-00 ·Pages 183-7

Naidoo J, Noble WC

Abstract

The transfer of gentamicin resistance between a coagulase-negative S. hominis strain and various coagulase-positive S. aureus strains on human and murine skin in the absence of a selective agent is described. Transfer occurs at higher frequency on skin than in broth. Skin transfer may account for the apparently explosive occurrence of gentamicin resistant staphylococci in hospitals.

MeSH Terms
Animals Coagulase/biosynthesis Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Gentamicins/pharmacology Humans Male Mice R Factors Skin/microbiology Staphylococcus/drug effects,enzymology,genetics
Chemicals
Coagulase Gentamicins
Authors & Affiliations
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Naidoo J
Noble W C
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8 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of hygiene
Abbr.
J Hyg (Lond)
ISSN
0022-1724
DOI
10.1017/s0022172400068893
Published
1981-04-00
Pages
183-7
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0375374
PMCID
PMC2133872
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400068893 PMC Full Text View journal details
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