EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND GENETICAL STUDY ON THE DRUG-RESISTANCE OF SHIGELLAE AND STAPHYLOCOCCI.

Abstract

The strains of Staphylococcus aureus were collected from the in-patients in the 17 hospitals dispersed geographically in Japan. According to the determination of their drug-resistance and phage typing patterns, it was found that the multiple resistance and restricted phage type were predominant in the epidemic strains of St. aureus. There are two types in the degree of drug-resistance, i.e., high- and meso-resistance and the degree of resistance is extremely high in the multiple resistant strains carrying TC resistance. Three types of the resistance to macrolide antibiotics were presented. By the artificial elimination and transductional analysis, it was concluded that the determinants of penicillinase production and of the resistance to macrolide antibiotics are located together on a single genetic element. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 1965
Accession Number
AD0474990

Entities

People

  • Susumu Mitsuhashi

Organizations

  • Gunma University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Drug Resistance
  • Elimination
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Lactones
  • Production
  • Resistance
  • Staphylococcus Aureus

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology