title: Mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-colonized patients at admission to a tertiary care medical center.
abstract: All patients admitted to our tertiary care hospital from 1 December 2007 to 10 June 2008 were screened for methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization, and the isolates were tested for mupirocin susceptibility by using Etest. Mupirocin resistance (MR) was noted to occur in 3.4% of MRSA carriers, and high-level MR was noted to occur in 0.62% of carriers.
authors.affiliation: Loyola University Health Systems, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rekasius
authors.forename: Jorge P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
authors.forename: Malliswari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Challapalli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016712:Mupirocin