Unusual skin sepsis due to a strain of multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus

A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to as many as nine distinct antibiotics has shown unusally high virulence as indicated by its ability to cause an epidemic of furunculosis amongst hospital nurses.

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 1974-11, Vol.27 (11), p.888-890
Main Authors: Harrison, Joy, Lacey, R. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriophage Typing
Burns - complications
Burns - microbiology
Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Female
Furunculosis - etiology
Furunculosis - microbiology
Humans
Nose
Skin Diseases, Infectious - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Staphylococcus - isolation & purification
Staphylococcus - pathogenicity
Virulence
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Summary:A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to as many as nine distinct antibiotics has shown unusally high virulence as indicated by its ability to cause an epidemic of furunculosis amongst hospital nurses.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.27.11.888