title: Minocycline is a reliable and effective oral option to treat meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infections, including doxycycline treatment failures.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA; State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA. Electronic address: bacunha@winthrop.org.
authors.forename: Burke A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline