First report of clinical and microbiological failure in the eradication of glycopeptide-intermediate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage by mupirocin.
Department of Hospital Health, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay Cedex, France. jwdecousser@ch-versailles.fr
J W
JW
Decousser
P
P
Pina
J C
JC
Ghnassia
J P
JP
Bedos
P Y
PY
Allouch
D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D006020:Glycopeptides; D016712:Mupirocin