Emergence of high-level mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Brazilian university hospitals
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Emergence of high-level mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Brazilian university hospitals
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
1996 Dec.
Abstract
Surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was implemented in Rio de Janeiro and Uberlândia University Hospitals, which had different policies on use of mupirocin. One hundred fourteen multiresistant MRSA strains were isolated from 62 patients. Mupirocin resistance was observed in 63% of strains in Rio de Janeiro, where there was extensive use of topical mupirocin, and 6.1% in Uberlândia, where its use was rare.
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Preventing staphylococcal infections by eradicating nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: proceeding with caution.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996 Dec;17(12):775-9. doi: 10.1086/647235. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996. PMID: 8985762 Review. No abstract available.
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