Treatment of staphylococcal infection

Treatment of Staphylococcal Joint Infection in the Rabbit by Administration of Systemic Antibiotics and Intra-articular Corticosteroids

Background/objective: Despite the present routine treatment of septic arthritis with antibacterial agents, articular damage is persistent and frequently leads to loss of joint function.  The aim of this study was to assess the effect of intra-articular corticosteroids added to systemic antibiotics in the treatment of experimental staphylococcal knee joint infection in rabbits. Methods: Thirty r...

Daptomycin treatment in patients with resistant staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infection 

BACKGROUND Resistant staphylococcal organisms remain a serious problem in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Higher failure rates have been reported when vancomycin was used. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical dosage, effect, and safety of daptomycin in patients with resistant staphylococcal PJI. METHODS We retrospectively enrolled patients with hip or kn...

Staphylococcal infection in hospitals.

Epidemiology of airborne staphylococcal infection.

INTRODUCTION ................................................................ Material Reviewed.......................................................... DISPERSAL OF STAPHYLOCOCCI INTO THE AIR ....................................... Nose and Skin Carriers...................................................... Mechanism ofDispersal.................................................... Frequency an...

Staphylococcal Infection and Infertility

Staphylococcus sp. is not only a commensal bacterium but also a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical infections, such as skin and soft tissue infection, pleuropulmonary and osteoarticular infection, and endocarditis as well as lifethreatening systemic infections. More evidence is currently emerging to show that Staphylococcus, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, can coloniz...