Article: New drug resistance research reported from Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research.

A new study, 'The population structure of Staphylococcus aureus among general practice patients from The Netherlands,' is now available. According to a study from Utrecht, Netherlands, "To investigate the prevalence, the antibiotic resistance pattern and the population structure of Staphylococcus aureus, S. aureus isolates from the anterior nostrils of patients of general practitioners (GPs) were analysed. Insight into the S. aureus population structure is essential, as nasal carriers of S. aureus are at increased risk of developing an S. aureus infection. S. aureus was isolated from nasal swabs from 2691 patients with no sign of an infection collected in 29 GP practices ...

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