Impact of Combined Low-Level Mupirocin and Genotypic Chlorhexidine Resistance on Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage After Decolonization Therapy: A Case-control Study | Zendy

Andie S. Lee | Zendy; Marina Macedo-Viñas | Zendy; Patrice François | Zendy; Gesuèle Renzi | Zendy; Jacques Schrenzel | Zendy; Nathalie Vernaz | Zendy; Didier Pittet | Zendy; Stephan Harbarth | Zendy

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Impact of Combined Low-Level Mupirocin and Genotypic Chlorhexidine Resistance on Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage After Decolonization Therapy: A Case-control Study

Author(s) -

Andie S. Lee,

Marina Macedo-Viñas,

Patrice François,

Gesuèle Renzi,

Jacques Schrenzel,

Nathalie Vernaz,

Didier Pittet,

Stephan Harbarth

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir233

Subject(s) - mupirocin , medicine , carriage , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , chlorhexidine , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , dentistry , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics

The clinical importance of low-level mupirocin resistance and genotypic chlorhexidine resistance remains unclear. We aimed to determine whether resistance to these agents increases the risk of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage after their use for topical decolonization therapy.

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