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High prevalence of resistance to fusidic acid in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis
26 Feb 2008
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To determine the prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to fusidic acid in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis. MICs of fusidic acid were determined for S. epidermidis isolates collected from the Leeds General Infirmary and from around Europe. Fusidic acid-resistant isolates were probed for the presence of the horizontally acquired resistance determinants fusB and fusC by a novel multiplex PCR assay....
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