Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Fish Processing Factory Workers
Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Fish Processing Factory Workers
Date
1988
Authors
SANJEEV, S.
IYER, K.M.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)
Abstract
One hundred and twenty two strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from throats
and palms of 39 workers from 6 fish processing factories situated in and around Cochin
were tested for their sensitivity to nine commonly used antibiotics - ampicillin, chloramphe
nicol, erythromycin, kanamycin, neomycin, penicillin, polymyxin - B, streptomycin
and tetracycline . Highest percentage of resistance was observed towards ampicillin
followed by penicillin i .e . 64.75 % and 59.84 % . Resistance towards other antibiotics
like tetracycline, polymyxin-B, erythromycin, kanamycin, neomycin, chloramphenicol
and streptomycin were shown by 22.95, 16 .39, 7 .38, 5.74, 5 .74, 3 .28 and 1 .64 % of the
isolates respectively
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Keywords
antibiotic, resistance
Citation
Fishery Technology 1988:25, 139-141