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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2638-2641, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2638-2641.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Isolates Obtained from Fecal Samples of Healthy Children

Elena Domínguez, Myriam Zarazaga, and Carmen Torres*

Área de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain

Received 14 January 2002/ Returned for modification 1 March 2002/ Accepted 7 April 2002

Thirty-nine Staphylococcus isolates with different mechanisms of resistance were recovered from the feces of 50 healthy children and tested for their susceptibilities to 17 antibiotics. The percentages of resistance of the staphylococci to some antibiotics were as follows: penicillin, 87%; erythromycin, 64%; tobramycin, 36%; tetracycline, 20.5%; kanamycin, 15%; and gentamicin, 13%. The mecA gene was detected in nine coagulase-negative staphylococci.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Area de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios, 51, 26006 Logroño, Spain. Phone: 34-941299750. Fax: 34-941299721. E-mail: carmen.torres{at}daa.unirioja.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2638-2641, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2638-2641.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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