Methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus with high-level antiseptic and low-level mupirocin resistance in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Moghaddam, Hamed Ghasemzadeh, Belkum, Alex van, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Wamel, Willem van, Neela, Vasanthakumari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34503/1/Methicillin-susceptible%20and%20-resistant%20Staphylococcus%20aureus%20with%20high-level%20antiseptic%20and%20low-level%20mupirocin%20resistance%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34503/; http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/mdr.2013.0222

The prevalence and spread of mupirocin and antiseptic resistance among colonizing and infectious Staphylococcus aureus were determined. S. aureus isolated from anterior nares and infection sites of patients hospitalized in the largest tertiary care referral hospital in Malaysia was investigated for...