Rossolini A, Bianchini AM, Partini N, Frezzotti R, Guerra R. [Study on 190 strains of "staphylococcus aureus" isolated in a department of ophthalmology (author's transl)].
ANNALI SCLAVO; RIVISTA DI MICROBIOLOGIA E DI IMMUNOLOGIA 1978;
20:898-906. [PMID:
755453]
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Abstract
Biochemical features and sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents of 190 strains of Staphylococcus isolated from pharinx and conjunctiva of ophtalmological patients and staff were studied. Each strain was investigated for: pigment, coagulase, hemolysis (alpha-toxin), phosphatase and penicillinase production and mannite fermentation. Twentyfour chemotherapeutic angents were used for sensitivity tests. The Authors emphasize that a positive coagulase test is the best laboratory evidence for pathogenicity of a given strain of Staphylococcus, and that the site of isolation of the examined strains is not related with their biochemical features and sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents.
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