Combined Topical and Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for the Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Mrsa) Colonization in Hospitalized Patients

Scott K Fung; Marie Louie; Andrew E Simor

doi:10.1155/2002/567090

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2002)

Combined Topical and Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for the Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Mrsa) Colonization in Hospitalized Patients

Scott K Fung,
Marie Louie,
Andrew E Simor

Affiliations

Scott K Fung: Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Marie Louie: Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Andrew E Simor: Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2002/567090
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 5
pp. 287 – 292

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: How to eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylo-coccus aureus (MRSA) colonization in hospitalized patients is uncertain. We reviewed our experience with MRSA decolonization therapy in hospitalized patients.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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