| Literature DB >> 20421433 |
Jacob S Hogue1, Patricia Buttke, LoRanee E Braun, Mary P Fairchok.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20421433 PMCID: PMC2897475 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02118-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948