Prevalence of High and Low Level Mupirocin Resistance among Staphylococcal Isolates from Skin Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital | Zendy

S. Jayakumar | Zendy; M Meerabai | Zendy; Shameem Banu A S | Zendy; Renu Mathew | Zendy; M Kalyani | Zendy; Binesh Lal Y | Zendy

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Prevalence of High and Low Level Mupirocin Resistance among Staphylococcal Isolates from Skin Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Author(s) -

S. Jayakumar,

M Meerabai,

Shameem Banu A S,

Renu Mathew,

M Kalyani,

Binesh Lal Y

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.

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