Molecular Characterization of Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphyl.pdf (204.79 kB)
Molecular Characterization of Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Showing Increasing Prevalence of Mupirocin Resistance and Associated Multidrug Resistance following Attempted Decolonization.
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posted on 2019-11-22, 15:20 authored by Toney T. Poovelikunnel, Paulo E. Budri, Anna C. Shore, David C. Coleman, Hilary Humphreys, Deirdre Fitzgerald-HughesSequential methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from patients following attempted mupirocin nasal decolonization showed an increase in mupirocin resistance (MR) from 6.6% to 20%. MR isolates from patients who failed decolonization yielded indistinguishable spa types and carried multiple antimicrobial and antiseptic resistance genes, which may guide infection control and prevention.