A SURVEY OF NASAL CARRIAGE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS IN A NEONATAL WARD IN ILE-IFE, NIGERIA

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AKONAI, AK
TORIMIRO, SEA
LAMIKANRA, A
OGUNNIYI, AD
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ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS | 1991年 / 11卷 / 01期
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10.1080/02724936.1991.11747476
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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The nasal carriage rate of Staphylococcus aureus among maternal-infant pairs was 18% compared with 39% among hospital staff in Ile-Ife, Nigeria during a 12-week survey. Of the newborns, 46% tested positive compared with 26% of their mothers. The S. aureus phage types recovered were predominantly of the group III type (38%); however, 28% of the strains isolated were non-typable. All the S. aureus strains were resistant to penicillin, 84% to tetracycline, and 35 and 24% were resistant to streptomycin and chloramphenicol, respectively. Altogether 19% of the strains tested were resistant to methicillin.
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