Mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus causing recurrent skin and soft tissue infections in children

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2431-2433

  McNeil, J Chase ^a   Hulten, Kristina G ^a   Kaplan, Sheldon L ^a   Mason, Edward O ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CLINDAMYCIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUPIROCIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955533808     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01587-10     Document Type: Article

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