Skin Commensal Staphylococci May Act as Reservoir for Fusidic Acid Resistance Genes

We analyzed the occurrence and mechanisms of fusidic acid resistance present in staphylococci isolated from 59 healthy volunteers. The fingers of the volunteers were screened for the presence of staphylococci, and the collected isolates were tested for resistance to fusidic acid. A total of 34 fusid...

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Main Authors: Hung, Wei-Chun, Chen, Hsiao-Jan, Lin, Yu-Tzu, Tsai, Jui-Chang, Chen, Chiao-Wei, Lu, Hsiao-Hung, Tseng, Sung-Pin, Jheng, Yao-Yu, Leong, Kin Hong, Teng, Lee-Jene
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4651549/