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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages 1429-1434Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1086/429628
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Background. Few data exist on the efficacy of the long-acting tetracyclines doxycycline and minocycline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Methods. The medical records of 24 patients with serious tetracycline-susceptible MRSA infections who were treated with doxycychne or minocycline were reviewed. A review of the literature on the use of these antibiotics for treatment of both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection was also performed. Results. Complicated skin and skin-structure infections were most common (67%). Clinical cure was achieved in 20 (83%) of 24 patients in our case series. Both drugs were well-tolerated. The review of the literature on a total of 85 patients with S. aureus infection revealed similar results. Conclusions. Long-acting tetracyclines may be a reasonable treatment alternative for patients with certain types of MRSA infection.
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