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Clonal dissemination of mupirocin-resistant staphylococci in Greek hospitals.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2004
Petinaki E, Spiliopoulou I, Kontos F, Maniati M, Bersos Z, Stakias N, Malamou-Lada H, Koutsia-Carouzou Ch, Maniatis A N
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the rates of mupirocin resistance in staphylococci during a 4 year period (1999-2002) in Greece. MATERIALS: A total of 1200 Staphylococcus aureus and 2760 coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), consecutively collected from four Greek hospitals located in different geographical areas, were tested for susceptibility to mupirocin using the Etest and a reference agar dilution method....
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