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Skin Commensal Staphylococci May Act as Reservoir for Fusidic Acid Resistance Genes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Hung Wei-Chun, Chen Hsiao-Jan, Lin Yu-Tzu, Tsai Jui-Chang, Chen Chiao-Wei, Lu Hsiao-Hung, Tseng Sung-Pin, Jheng Yao-Yu, Leong Kin Hong, Teng Lee-Jene
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the occurrence and mechanisms of fusidic acid resistance present in staphylococci isolated from 59 healthy volunteers. The fingers of the volunteers were screened for the presence of staphylococci, and the collected isolates were tested for resistance to fusidic acid. A total of 34 fusidic acid resistant staphylococcal strains (all were coagulase-negative) were isolated from 22 individuals (22/59,...
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