Article
Mupirocin resistance: clinical and molecular epidemiology.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Jun 1995
Bradley S F, Ramsey M A, Morton T M, Kauffman C A
Abstract excerpt
The antistaphylococcal activity of topical mupirocin has made it an attractive agent for the treatment of asymptomatic colonization with Staphylococcus aureus. Increasing use has been associated with the emergence of mupirocin resistance in staphyloccoci, and failure of therapy has been associated with the isolation of strains exhibiting high-level resistance (MIC > 500 micrograms/mL). Fortunately, low-level...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mupirocin
- Mutation
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus