| Literature DB >> 16081996 |
Margalida Rotger1, Andrej Trampuz, Kerryl E Piper, James M Steckelberg, Robin Patel.
Abstract
Mupirocin MICs and mupA presence were determined in 108 staphylococci causing prosthetic joint infection. Zero of 35 isolates (0%) of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, 4/15 (27%) methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates, 3/16 (19%) methicillin-susceptible coagulase-negative staphylococci, and 11/42 (26%) methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci were mupirocin resistant. mupA was detected in all five high-level mupirocin-resistant staphylococci and one mupirocin-susceptible staphylococcus.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16081996 PMCID: PMC1234000 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4266-4268.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948