Prevalence of High and Low Level Mupirocin Resistance among Staphylococcal Isolates from Skin Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital

ABSTRACT Background: Mupirocin has been used for the treatment of skin infections and for the eradication of the nasal carriage of Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The increased use of this antibiotic has been accompanied by its resistance, resulting in treatment failures....

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Main Authors: Jayakumar S, Meerabai M, Shameem Banu A.S, Renu Mathew, Kalyani M, Binesh Lal Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2736/12-%204694_u.pdf