Laboratory Medicine ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 33-37.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2019.01.007

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Drug resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to mupirocin,fusidic acid and retapamulin

CHEN Wenjing, HE Chunyan, YANG Han, ZHAO Huanqiang, CUI Zelin, TANG Rong, LIU Qingzhong   

  1. Shanghai General Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai 200080,China
  • Received:2017-08-09 Online:2019-01-30 Published:2019-01-29

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the drug resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to mupirocin,fusidic acid and retapamulin. Methods A total of 1 037 MRSA isolates were collected. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of mupirocin,fusidic acid and retapamulin were determined by microbroth dilution method. The isolates resistant to 3 antibiotics were screened. The drug resistance of MRSA to mupirocin,fusidic acid and retapamulin was determined by Vitek 2 Compact analyzer. Results Among the 1 037 MRSA isolates,54 (5.2%) MRSA isolates were resistant to mupirocin,and 85.2% of them were high-level mupirocin resistance(MuH). Among 9 (0.9%) fusidic acid resistant MRSA isolates,77.8% of them were low-level fusidic acid resistance(FAL). The proportion of retapamulin resistant MRSA isolates was the lowest (0.2%). The MRSA isolates,which were resistant to mupirocin,fusidic acid and retapamulin,were also highly resistant to aminoglycosides,macrolides,lincosamides and fluoroquinolones. Conclusions Low mupirocin,fusidic acid and retapamulin resistance in MRSA isolates is found. The existence of a small amount of drug resistant isolates suggests that it should strengthen the determination and surveillance of the drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus.

Key words: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Mupirocin, Fusidic acid, Retapamulin, Drug resistance

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