Abstract

Aim: Staphylococcus is an important causative agent in various infections. The meticillin resistance and antibiotic susceptibility tests should be taken into account for initiating emprical therapy of the infections when staphylococci are suspected. The aim our study is to investigate the meticillin resistance ratio and linezolid susceptibilty for staphylococcus strains in our hospital. Methods: 168 S. Aureus strains and 95 coagulase negative staphylococcus strains which isolated from various clinical specimens were investigated meticiline resistance and linezolid susceptibility. Results: Meticillin resistance were found 75.5% for S. Aureus and 69.4% for coagulase negative staphylococcus. None of the strains were found to be resistant to linezolid. Conclusion: Linezolid antibiotic can be used as reliable alternative antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by serious staphylococcal strains.