Prevalence and Characteristics of qacA/B-positive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bloodstream Infection Isolates in a Tertiary Hospital

BACKGROUND: The increasing use of chlorhexidine (CHG) for MRSA decolonization has raised concerns about the emergence of resistance or tolerance to these agents. METHODS: We evaluated the frequency and characteristics of qacA/B chlorhexidine tolerance genes among MRSA bloodstream infection (BSI) iso...

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Autores principales: Cho, Oh-Hyun, Park, Ki-Ho, Moon, Song Mi, Bae, In-Gyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630779/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1701

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630779/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1701

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