Prevalence of Mupirocin Resistance Among Staphylococci, its Clinical Significance and Relationship to Clinical Use

Prevalence of Mupirocin Resistance Among Staphylococci, its Clinical Significance and Relationship to Clinical Use

Introduction: Mupirocin competitively inhibits bacterial isoleucyl transfer-RNA synthetase and inhibit bacterial protein synthesis. Widespread usage and over the counter availability of the drug has resulted in resistance among Staphylococcus species. Objectives: This study aimed to deter...

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Main Authors: Manohar Shoorashetty Rudresh, Giriyapur Siddappa Ravi, Aravind Motagi, Ann Mary Alex, Parthasarathi Sandhya, Bangalore Viswanath Navaneeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Subjects:
coagulase-negative staphylococci
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus
mupirocin resistance
staphylococus aureus
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.163127

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