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Emergence of a Staphylococcus aureus Clone Resistant to Mupirocin and Fusidic Acid Carrying Exotoxin Genes and Causing Mainly Skin Infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2017
Doudoulakakis Anastassios, Spiliopoulou Iris, Spyridis Nikolaos, Giormezis Nikolaos, Kopsidas John, Militsopoulou Maria, Lebessi Evangelia, Tsolia Maria
Abstract excerpt
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains have recently increased in number in our settings. We sought to evaluate the characteristics of these cases over a 43-month period. Data for all community-acquired staphylococcal infections caused by mupirocin-resistant strains were retrospectively reviewed. Genes encoding products producing high-level resistance...
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