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High Usage of Topical Fusidic Acid and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Fusidic Acid–Resistant Staphylococc...

High Usage of Topical Fusidic Acid and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Fusidic Acid–Resistant Staphylococc...

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High Usage of Topical Fusidic Acid and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Fusidic Acid–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Cautionary Tale

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Full title

High Usage of Topical Fusidic Acid and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Fusidic Acid–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Cautionary Tale

Publisher

Oxford: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2014-11, Vol.59 (10), p.1451-1454

Language

English

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Oxford: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Contents

Our aim was to assess national prescribing trends and determine longitudinal resistance patterns for topical antimicrobials in New Zealand. We observed a dramatic increase in fusidic acid (FA) resistance, and clonal expansion of FA-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This increase was concurrent with a significant national increase in topical FA dispe...

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Full title

High Usage of Topical Fusidic Acid and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Fusidic Acid–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Cautionary Tale

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1616477619

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1616477619

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1093/cid/ciu658

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