Epidemiological study on the dissemination of healthy carriers of Staphylococcus aureus in the hospital environment

A study was made of the kitchen staff of the M. Malpighi Hospital of Bologna to identify healthy carriers of staphylococcus aureus. It was isolated in 19 out of 104 people, a frequency of 18.2%. Sensitivity tests to the commonest antibiotics and chemotherapeutic drugs carried out on the isolated str...

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Published inMinerva medica Vol. 69; no. 8; p. 495
Main Authors Gondoni, S P, Finzi, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 18.02.1978
Subjects
Carrier State - epidemiology
Carrier State - microbiology
Cephalosporins - therapeutic use
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Italy
Male
Microclimate
Penicillins - therapeutic use
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Italy
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Summary:A study was made of the kitchen staff of the M. Malpighi Hospital of Bologna to identify healthy carriers of staphylococcus aureus. It was isolated in 19 out of 104 people, a frequency of 18.2%. Sensitivity tests to the commonest antibiotics and chemotherapeutic drugs carried out on the isolated strains of staphylococcus aureus showed average percentages fluctuating between 31.5% for penicillin to 88.5% for cephalosporin.
ISSN:0026-4806