title: Four cases of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections treated with tigecycline.
abstract: We report 4 cases of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections who received treatment with tigecycline after unsuccessful treatment attempts with conventional drugs. All 4 patients were eventually cured although 1 experienced a relapse of her bacteremia while on treatment due to inadequate dosing.
authors.affiliation: Munster Community Hospital, Munster, IN, USA. simunozprice@gmail.com
authors.forename: L Silvia
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Munoz-Price
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lolans
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008911:Minocycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D000078304:Tigecycline; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000078304:Tigecycline; D008911:Minocycline