Successful eradication of newly acquired MRSA in six of seven patients with cystic fibrosis applying a short-term local and systemic antibiotic scheme

Successful eradication of newly acquired MRSA in six of seven patients with cystic fibrosis applying a short-term local and systemic antibiotic scheme

Abstract Background In individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF), colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was reported to be associated with a deterioration of pulmonary disease as reflected by an accelerated decline in lung function. Thus, an early eradication of MRSA could...

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Main Authors: Alexander Kiefer, Christian Bogdan, Volker O. Melichar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Eradication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0588-6

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