The in vitro activity of antimicrobial agents alone and in combination against clinical isolates of gram-positive bacteria

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1993-10

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Van Den Berg, Alan

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Analysis of organisms involved in hospital infections has shown that Gram -positive bacteria have assumed an increasingly important role. Examples that have been recognised as important pathogens are staphylococci,enterococci, streptococci, Corynebacterium jeikeium and Leuconostoc species. Methicillin resistance in staphylococci has become a major problem in certain hospitals. Viridans streptococci continue to be the most frequent cause of native valve endocarditis. Leuconostoc species are being increasingly isolated from blood culture specimens.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, for degree of Master of Science in Medicine.

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