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Infections in a hospital for patients with diseases of the skin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Patricia E. Wilson ,
Pamela M. White  and
W. C. Noble
Patricia E. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Dermatology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Homerton Grove, London, E9 6BX
Pamela M. White
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Dermatology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Homerton Grove, London, E9 6BX
W. C. Noble
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Dermatology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Homerton Grove, London, E9 6BX
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Studies on infections in a hospital for diseases of the skin are described. Patients were shown to acquire staphylococci in the groin and on the chest at about the same rate as in the nose. In contrast to surgical wards, many staphylococci were resistant to tetracycline but sensitive to penicillin. Nevertheless, much of the epidemic spread of staphylococci was with typical surgical-ward strains rather than with phage group II strains which might be thought typical of skin diseases.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 69 , Issue 1 , March 1971 , pp. 125 - 132
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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