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    Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1917-20.

    Antimicrobial ointments and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300.

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    Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nagoya, Japan. masahiro_4_suzuki@pref.aichi.lg.jp

    Abstract

    We tested 259 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 2 USA300 ATCC type strains for susceptibility to bacitracin and neomycin contained in over-the-counter antibacterial ointments. Resistance to both bacitracin and neomycin was found only in USA300. The use of over-the counter antimicrobial drugs may select for the USA300 clone.

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    22000371
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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