Title: Susceptibility of urine isolates of Staphylococcus saprophyticus to antimicrobial agents - ScienceDirect
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Susceptibility of urine isolates of Staphylococcus saprophyticus to antimicrobial agents
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Content: saprophyticus was demon- strated in only 2 of 5 strains having an increased MIC of one or both of these agents. hey words: Sluph.vlococcu$ saprophyticus , iir i nar) t raci in t r c t ion, ai i i ini ICI-C hi21 I agents, wscep t i b i l i t y test ing. Accep ted Octobrt 18. 1990 INTRODUCTION Staphylococcus saprophyticus, unlike other coagulase- negative staphylococci (CNS), is well recognized as a pathogen of the female and, less frequently, male urinary tracts. '-3 It appears to be the only CNS that displays any primary pathogenicity at these and is recognized in most communities as the second most common cause of urinary tract infection (UTI), after Escherichiu coli in non-hospitalized females of child bearing age.'. "7 Largely due to its frequency in this age group, sexual transmission has been postulated,"." however, clear evidence supporting this is l a ~ k i n g . ' , ~ . ~ A high level of adherence to uroepithelium has been demonstrated i n Staph.