In vivo transfer of high-level mupirocin resistance from Staphylococcus epidermidis to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with failure of mupirocin prophylaxis

OBJECTIVES: We examined the molecular basis of the emergence of mupirocin resistance in a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain colonizing a nursing home resident undergoing mupirocin prophylaxis. PATIENT AND METHODS: A persistent carrier of mupirocin-susceptible MRSA participate...

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Main Authors: Hurdle, Julian G., O’Neill, Alex J., Mody, Lona, Chopra, Ian, Bradley, Suzanne F.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: 2005
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3319406/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16275681
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dki387
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