title: Eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus vaginitis with mupirocin.
abstract: We report the case of a 54-year-old, quadriplegic woman with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) vaginal infection. After failing a five-day course of intravenous vancomycin therapy, the patient was treated for ten days with mupirocin ointment applied intravaginally twice daily, which resulted in eradication of the infection. This report details a novel approach in treating MRSA vaginal infections.
authors.affiliation: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cool-Foley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000282:Administration, Intravaginal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009824:Ointments; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D016712:Mupirocin