High Prevalence of Mupirocin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from a Pediatric Population

Topical mupirocin is used widely to treat skin and soft tissue infections and to eradicate nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Few studies to date have characterized the rates of S. aureus mupirocin resistance in pediatric populations. We retrospectively studied 358...

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Published in:Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Main Authors: Antonov, Nina K., Garzon, Maria C., Morel, Kimberly D., Whittier, Susan, Planet, Paul J., Lauren, Christine T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Susceptibility
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432188/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25824213
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00079-15
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