Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1986) 17, 155-160
© 1986 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
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Sensitivity patterns of coagulase-negative staphylococci from neonates

*Microbiology Department, Sandwell Hospital, West Bromwich, West Midlands, and Microbiology Department Bristol, England
Southmead Hospital Bristol, England
accepted 8 August 1985
Coagulase-negative staphylococci from neonates on two special care baby units were collected and the sensitivity patterns to 18 antibiotics were compared. The two units had different antibiotic policies and this correlated with different sensitivity profiles for the isolates. Netilmicin was shown to be the most active aminoglycoside and cefamandole the most active cephalosporin.