Open AccessPrevalence of High and Low Level Mupirocin Resistance among Staphylococcal Isolates from Skin Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Alzouobi SB,
Roshni Mathew,
Lal Y B
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4694.2736
Subject(s) - mupirocin , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , staphylococcus haemolyticus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , coagulase , staphylococcal infections , antibiotics , micrococcaceae , antibacterial agent , biology , bacteria , genetics
Mupirocin has been used for the treatment of skin infections and for the eradication of the nasal carriage of Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The increased use of this antibiotic has been accompanied by its resistance, resulting in treatment failures.