Journal article
Antimicrobial drugs for treating methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Eradication strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are variable. We sought to summarize the evidence for use of antimicrobial agents to eradicate MRSA.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the effects of topical and systemic antimicrobial agents on nasal and extra-nasal MRSA carriage, adverse events, and incidence of subsequent MRSA infections.
Authors
Loeb MB; Main C; Eady A; Walkers‐Dilks C
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2010, No. 4,
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
2003
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd003340
ISSN
1361-6137