Lim, K.T. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Mohd Yusof, M.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Prevalence of mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a Malaysian hospital. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 63 (4). pp. 286-9. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI 20657072.
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Mupirocin is used topically to treat skin infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). One hundred eighty-eight strains (isolated in 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008) were tested for mupirocin susceptibility using disk diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Mupirocin resistance was detected in 10 (5%) strains with 2 of them showing MIC of 256 mg/l. PCR detection using gene-specific primers showed that all 10 mupirocin-resistant strains harbored ileS2 gene whereas mupA gene was detected in 2 mupirocin-resistant strains with MIC of 256 mg/l. Amplification of agr grouping and SCCmec typing showed that all 10 strains were agr group I and SCCmec type III. Sequence analysis of region X of the spa gene yielded 4 distinct spa types (t037, t363, t421, and t6405) which were clonally related. In conclusion, the rate of mupirocin resistance in Malaysia is still low but is much higher than previous reports in Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Microbiology Division, Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology; Bacterial Proteins/genetics |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Faizal Hamzah |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2011 02:53 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2018 04:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/1261 |
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