Co-trimoxazole–Sensitive, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Israel, 1988–1997

Co-trimoxazole–Sensitive, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Israel, 1988–1997

Among bloodstream methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from adult patients in a single hospital, susceptibility to co-trimoxazole increased progressively from 31% in 1988 to 92% in 1997 (p<0.0001). If also observed in other institutions, these findings should encourage the...

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Main Authors: Jihad Bishara, Silvio Pitlik, Zmira Samra, Itzhak Levy, Mical Paul, Leonard Leibovici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
methicillin
co-trimoxazole
resistance
susceptibility
nosocomial
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/9/02-0666_article

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