• Assessment of Staphylococcus epidermis antibiotics resistance
  • Fatemeh Talebi Varnosfaderani,1 Zahra Bamzade,2,* Aida Esmaeili,3
    1. Department of Microbiology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
    2. Department of Microbiology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
    3. Department of Microbiology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran


  • Introduction: Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most important member of the group of coagulase-negative Staphylococci and the cause of 75% of infections in this group. This microorganism is part of the natural microflora of the skin and mucous membranes of the human body. One of the important factors in causing hospital infections in babies and people with fixed medical prostheses. The treatment of infections caused by this bacterium has become a challenge for the health system due to the increase in antibiotic resistance.
  • Methods: Some articles that investigated the antibiotic resistance of S.epidermidis were studied and this article was written.
  • Results: According to these articles, biofilm is the most important factor in bacterial pathogenicity. Most of the time, S.epidermidis shows resistance to many antibiotics such as penicillin, amoxicillin, methicillin, rifamycin, fluoroquinolones, gentamicin, tetracycline, clindamycin, and sulfonamides. Resistant organisms are commonly found in the gut.
  • Conclusion: It is concluded that the antibiogram method alone isn't suitable for the infection treatment caused by this microorganism, then choosing the best treatment method is very important.
  • Keywords: Infection, Staphylococcus epidermis, Antibiotic Resistance