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Emergence of rifampicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in tuberculosis wards.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2006
Sekiguchi Jun-Ichiro, Fujino Tomoko, Araake Minako, Toyota Emiko, Kudo Koichiro, Saruta Katsutoshi, Yoshikura Hiroshi, Kuratsuji Tadatoshi, Kirikae Teruo
Abstract excerpt
To assess whether the occurrence of rifampicin (RFP) resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is related to treatment of tuberculosis, we determined the RFP susceptibility of MRSA isolates obtained from tuberculosis patients and screened for mutation(s) in the rpoB gene of these isolates. The MICs of RFP for 84 MRSA isolates obtained from two hospitals in Japan were determined. DNA was...
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