Prevalence of mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a Malaysian hospital

Mupirocin is used topically to treat skin infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). One hundred eighty-eight strains (isolated in 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008) were tested for mupirocin susceptibility using disk diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)....

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Main Authors: Lim, K.T., Hanifah, Y.A., Mohd Yusof, M.Y., Thong, K.L.
Format: Article
Published: Institute of Infectious Diseases 2010
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657072
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657072
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