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. 2010 Jul;48(7):2599-600.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02118-09. Epub 2010 Apr 26.

Mupirocin resistance related to increasing mupirocin use in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric population

Jacob S Hogue  1 , Patricia Buttke, LoRanee E Braun, Mary P Fairchok
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Mupirocin resistance related to increasing mupirocin use in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric population

Jacob S Hogue et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

We investigated the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from pediatric patients demonstrating mupirocin resistance related to mupirocin use at our institution. No mupirocin resistance was found in 98% of isolates, whereas mupirocin prescriptions increased by 110%. Resistance rates remained low despite the increasing use of mupirocin.

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