Emergence of mupirocin resistance in multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates belonging to Brazilian epidemic clone III :: B : A

Authors
Ramos, RLB Teixeira, LA Ormonde, LR Siqueira, PLA Santos, MS Marangoni, D Figueiredo, AMS
Citation
Rlb. Ramos et al., Emergence of mupirocin resistance in multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates belonging to Brazilian epidemic clone III :: B : A, J MED MICRO, 48(3), 1999, pp. 303-307
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222615 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
303 - 307
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2615(199903)48:3<303:EOMRIM>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Mupirocin is a topical antimicrobial agent that has been successfully used to eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the anterior nares and other sites of patients and health care personnel. This report de scribes the acquisition of a novel mupirocin resistance gene (ileS) by an e pidemic MRSA clone that is geographically widespread in Brazil.