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A cautionary tale: High usage of topical fusidic acid and rapid clonal expansion of fusidic acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Originally posted on AIMED – Let's talk about antibiotics:
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014 New Zealand report Researchers from the University of Auckland report that New Zealand, has now developed world’s highest rates of MRSA to topical antibacterial agents. Rates of resistance to the…

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