Low prevalence of mupirocin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from a Chinese tertiary hospital.

In conclusion, we observed relatively low prevalence of mupirocin resistance among S. aureus with considerable heterogeneity in East China. Newly emerging MRSA clones with high-level mupirocin resistance should be of concern.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - December 20, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chen S, Jin Y, Lin C, Hao Z, Duan J, Guo Y, Wang S, Hu L, Wang L, Yu F Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research