Conjugative Transfer Pathways of High-Level Mupirocin Resistance and Conjugative Transfer Genes in <em>Staphylococcus</em>.

To combat widespread infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, mupirocin was introduced at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee. Soon after introduction, high-level mupirocin-resistance emerged. The rapid emergence was hypothesized to be due to conjugative transfer of th...

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Main Author: Barnard, Danielle
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2006
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2188
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3552&amp;context=etd