Oral fusidic acid fails to eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and results in emergence of fusidic acid-resistant strains

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-136

  Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Hsieh, Szu Min ^a   Chen, Mei Lin ^a   Sheng, Wang Huei ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colonization; Fusidic acid; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033969397     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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