Resistant Staphylococcal Infection
Authors: James J. Rahal
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Letters15 May 1991Resistant Staphylococcal InfectionJames J. Rahal, MDJames J. Rahal, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-10-911 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors:The juxtaposition of two articles onStaphylococcus aureusin a recent issue (1, 2) sends a misleading message that methicillin-resistantS. aureus(MRSA) is a more virulent organism than methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and that it can be eradicated from hospital carriers by nasal application of mupirocin. Short-term eradication of staphylococcal carriage from healthy volunteers by mupirocin is not equivalent to long-term success in hospitalized patients. More importantly, Muder and colleagues (2) reported an increased number of infections among MRSA carriers compared with MSSA carriers without analyzing the two populations for three of the most important risk...References Reference1. ReaganDoebbelingPfaller DBM. Elimination of coincident Staphylococcus aureus nasal and hand carriage with intranasal application of mupirocin calcium ointment. Ann Intern Med. 1991; 114:101-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MuderBrennenWagener RCM. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal colonization and infection in a long-term care facility. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:107-12. LinkGoogle Scholar3. LocksleyCohenQuinn RMT. Multiply antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: introduction, transmission, and evolution of nosocomial infection. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:317-24. LinkGoogle Scholar4. CravenKollischHsiehConnollyMcCabe DNCMW. Vancomycin treatment of bacteremia caused by oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis. 1983;147:137-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Haley R. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Do we just have to live with it? Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:162-4. LinkGoogle Scholar1. MuderBrennenWagener RCM. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal colonization and infection in a long-term care facility. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:107-12. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MylotteMcDermottSpooner JCJ. Prospective study of 114 consecutive episodes of S. aureus bacteremia. Rev Infect Dis. 1987; 9:891-907. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KauftmanBradleyTerpenning CSM. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term care facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1990;11:600-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. MuderBrennenWagener RCM. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal colonization and infection in a long-term care facility. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:107-12. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: James J. Rahal, MDAffiliations: Booth Memorial Medical Center Flushing, NY 11355 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Questionnaire Survey of 75 Long-Term Care Facilities in Western New YorkMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities: Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Preventive Measures 15 May 1991Volume 114, Issue 10Page: 911-912KeywordsMethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureusPopulation statisticsRisk managementStaphylococcal infectionStaphylococcus aureus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 15 May 1991 PDF downloadLoading ...