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Detection of methicillin and mupirocin resistance in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> isolates using conventional and molecular methods: a descriptive study from a burns unit with high prevalence of MRSA
27 Sept 2002
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AIMS: To compare conventional phenotypic methods for the detection of methicillin and mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in routine laboratory practice with reference to an established molecular method. METHODS: This study was conducted on a selection of 65 isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from a burns unit in India which is endemic for MRSA. The Kirby-Bauer and modified...
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