Mutations in rpoB and fusA cause resistance to rifampicin and fusidic acid in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lim, K.T., Teh, C.S.J., Mohd Yasim, M.Y., Thong, Kwai Lin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2013
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10649/1/Lim%2C_2013.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10649/2/Lim%2C_2013.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10649/; https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trt111
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Abstract Background The prevalence of resistance to rifampicin and fusidic acid among Malaysian strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing. This study aimed to determine the mechanisms of rifampicin and fusidic acid resistance and the genetic diversity of MRSA st...