Drug-resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Causing Lower Respiratory Infection / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution and characteristics of drug-resistance of Staphylococcus aureus (SAU) causing lower respiratory infection, for rational using of antibiotics in clinical practice. METHODS A retrospective analysis on S. aureus isolates and their drug-resistance characteristics were carried out. These strains were isolated from lower respiratory specimens in clinical laboratory of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from Jan 2007 to Dec 2007. RESULTS Among 94 strains, 69 were meticillin-resistant S. aureus(MRSA), accounting for 73.40%. All MRSA strains were resistant to penicillin G, while sensitive to vancomycin and teicoplanin. Resistant rate to chloramphenicol was 7.24 %. The average resistance rate of MRSA to quinolones, macrolides and aminoglycosides were relatively high (56.52-98.55%). And resistant rate of MRSA was higher than the meticillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) in average level. CONCLUSIONS Hospitals at all levels are proposed to strengthen drug resistance supervising so as to prevent the infection breaks.