title: Does nasal colonization or mupirocin treatment affect recurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and skin structure infections?
abstract: Some patients with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and skin structure infections have experienced frequent recurrences. We performed a retrospective study and determined that the presence of nasal colonization did not affect recurrence and nasal mupirocin treatment marginally decreased recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rahimian
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: LaScalea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D009519:New York City; D010045:Outpatients; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016712:Mupirocin