Comparitive antibiotic sensitivity of isolates from two clinical sources

Abstract

Fifty isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from pyoderma and wound infections were screened for their respective sensitivities to six β-lactam antibiotics by the microtitre plate broth-dilution method. The results consistently showed higher percentage sensitivity of the isolates from wounds. It is suggested that the site of isolation of a specific bacterium may influence the choice of antibiotic against an infection.

Keywords: Straphylococcus aureus, Antibiotic sensitivity, Pyoderma and Wounds.

African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology Vol. 8 (1) 2007: pp. 84-88