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. 1971 Dec;22(6):1000–1007. doi: 10.1128/am.22.6.1000-1007.1971

Bacteriophage Types and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus

J Klastersky 1,2,3, J Beumer 1,2,3, D Daneau 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC376475  PMID: 4257779

Abstract

In vitro tests of 132 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, among which were 38 (28.7%) heteroresistant strains, were performed with 14 commonly used antibiotics, including gentamicin and vancomycin. Heteroresistant strains were found predominantly, but not only, with group 3 phage-typable strains; no heteroresistant strain was found in out-patients. Gentamicin appeared as a uniformly effective agent at low concentrations against oxacillin-sensitive and -resistant strains. It is suggested that gentamicin should be compared to vancomycin in future clinical therapeutic trials in severe staphylococcal infections, especially in cases due to oxacillin-resistant strains.

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