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[Investigation of mupirocin resistance in nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates by phenotypic and genotypic methods].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jul 2009
Us Tercan, Kural Mehmet, Yayla Buket, Kiremitçi Abdurrahman, Cetin Esin, Akgün Yurdanur
Abstract excerpt
Since methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become one of the most prevalent nosocomial pathogens and a frequent cause of mortality and morbidity, there is an increasing tendency to use topical mupirocin for eradication of MRSA carriage. However, there have been recent reports of resistance against mupirocin among MRSA isolates. This study was conducted to investigate the presence of mupirocin...
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