Background: Mupirocin resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was frequently reported, but heterogeneous mupirocin resistance in () was rarely recognized. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of mupirocin heteroresistance among clinical . aureus isolates and its possible molecular mechanism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study set out to analyze the difference of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) and its phosphorylation in patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans (LEASO) at different stages. This research also examined their clinical significance in this disease.
Methods: Blood samples from 60 patients with LEASO were collected and divided into two groups according to ankle-brachial index (ABI): group A (ABI ≤ 0.