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Impact of combined low-level mupirocin and genotypic chlorhexidine resistance on persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage after decolonization therapy: a case-control study.

Andie S AS Lee, Marina M Macedo-Vinas, Patrice P François, Gesuele G Renzi, Jacques J Schrenzel, Nathalie N Vernaz, Didier D Pittet, and Stephan S Harbarth

Clin Infect Dis 52(12):1422-30 (2011) PMID 21628482

The clinical importance of low-level mupirocin resistance and genotypic chlorhexidine resistance remains unclear. We aimed to determine whether resistance to these agents increases the risk of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage after their use for topical decolonization therapy.

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir233
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