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A fusidic acid-resistant clone of Staphylococcus aureus associated with impetigo bullosa is spreading in Norway
1 Nov 2002
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possibility that the increased prevalence of fusidic acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Norway is caused by clonal spread. METHODS: Fusidic acid-resistant and -susceptible clinical isolates of S. aureus from patients with skin infections in the Norwegian county of Telemark and fusidic acid-resistant isolates from other parts of Scandinavia were compared. MICs of fusidic acid for...
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