| Literature DB >> 17577059 |
Naira Elane Moreira de Oliveira1, Ana Paula Couto Marques Cardozo1, Elizabeth de Andrade Marques2, Kátia Regina Netto Dos Santos1, Marcia Giambiagi deMarval1.
Abstract
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates were classified into three mupirocin susceptibility groups by the disc diffusion method using 5 and 200 microg mupirocin discs. The zone diameter observed for a 5 microg disc distinguished Mup(S) from the resistant strains (either Mup(RL) or Mup(RH)). On the other hand, a 200 microg disc distinguished the high-resistance Mup(RH) strains from the other two (Mup(S) or Mup(RL)). Thus, the concomitant use of 5 and 200 microg mupirocin discs allowed the clear distinction among the three mupirocin susceptibility groups, Mup(S), Mup(RL) or Mup(RH).Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17577059 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46965-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Microbiol ISSN: 0022-2615 Impact factor: 2.472