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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 38, 2006 - Issue 11-12
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Four cases of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections treated with tigecycline

L. Silvia Munoz-Price From the Munster Community Hospital, Munster, IN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen Lolans Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA
&
John P. Quinn Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Pages 1081-1084 | Received 21 Mar 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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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.

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