Mupirocin resistance in clinical isolates of staphylococci in a tertiary care centre in south India.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2010 Oct-Dec; 28(4): 372-375
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Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-143743
ABSTRACT
The present study was carried out to determine the rates of high-level and low-level mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. (MuH and MuL) in southern India. A prospective study was carried out on Staphylococcus spp. isolated for a period of three months in the microbiology laboratory of an 800-bedded tertiary care hospital. One hundred sixty-seven non-duplicate Staphylococcus spp. isolated from different specimens were tested for mupirocin susceptibility using 5 and 200 μg discs and by agar dilution. Rates of MuH were found to be two percent in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 28% in methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (MRCoNS). MuL strains may be still treated with mupirocin, while MuH strains require other treatment options for eradication, making prior screening and differentiation important.
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Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Thème du journal:
Microbiology
Année:
2010
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Article
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