Abstract :
Bacteria that cause skin infections are bacteria from the gram-positive
coccus group, specifically Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Treatment of skin infections caused by bacteria can use the clindamycin antibiotic.
However, if excessive use antibiotic will cause resistance antibiotic. The purpose
of this study was to determine the sensitivity of gram-positive coccus
(Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis) causes infectious
diseases of the skin against clindamycin antibiotic.
This type of research used in scientific papers is the study of literature. This
research was conducted based only on written works including the results of
research on the sensitivity test of gram-positive coccus bacteria that cause skin
infections against clindamycin antibiotics, both those that have been or have not
been published. The journal used as a reference in 2010-2019. The data analysis
technique used in this research is descriptive analysis method, where this analysis
is done by describing the facts which are then followed by analysis, not merely
describing, but also providing sufficient understanding and explanation.
The results of the literature study show that the gram-positive coccus
bacteria identified from infections of the skin are Staphylococcus aureus and
Staphylococcus epidermidis. The sensitivity figure of gram-positive coccus
bacteria identified from infections of the skin against clindamycin with the
percentage of resistance of Staphylococcus aureus at 32,86%, while the
Staphylococcus epidermidis by 46,50%.
Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that the resistance
pattern of Staphylococcus sp to clindamycin antibiotic has not experienced
resistance, this means that the antibiotic are still potentially used to treat of
infections of the skin caused by the gram-positive coccus bacteria