Failure to decolonize mupirocin and linezolid resistant MRSA from a patient with necrotizing soft tissue infection

• Main Authors: Sumit Rai (Author), Mayuri Rani (Author), Debapriya D. Choudhury (Author), Narendra P. Singh (Author), Arun Gupta (Author), Vikas Manchanda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Colonization with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is considered to be a major risk factor for skin and soft tissue infections. We present a case of a patient suffering from necrotizing soft tissue infection and exposed to multiple antibiotics and developed colonization wi...