A fusidic acid-resistant clone of Staphylococcus aureus associated with impetigo bullosa is spreading in Norway
Author(s) -
Yngvar Tveten
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkf217
Subject(s) - fusidic acid , impetigo , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , clone (java method) , micrococcaceae , staphylococcal infections , medicine , biology , dermatology , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , bacteria , dna , genetics
To investigate the possibility that the increased prevalence of fusidic acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Norway is caused by clonal spread.
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