title: High occurrence of high-level mupirocin & chlorhexidine resistant genes in methicillin resistant staphylococcal isolates from dialysis unit of a tertiary care hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dr ALM PG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India.
authors.forename: Nagaraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Perumal
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dr ALM PG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India.
authors.forename: Saravanan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murugesan
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Unit, Billroth Hospital, Chennai 600 018, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: VijayaKumar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dr ALM PG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India.
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnan
mesh_terms: D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D016712:Mupirocin; D002710:Chlorhexidine