Conjugative Transfer Pathways of High-Level Mupirocin Resistance and Conjugative Transfer Genes in <em>Staphylococcus</em>.
To combat widespread infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, mupirocin was introduced at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee. Soon after introduction, high-level mupirocin-resistance emerged. The rapid emergence was hypothesized to be due to conjugative transfer of th...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2006
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2188 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3552&context=etd |