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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Torres, Harrys A
• Hanna, Hend A
• Graviss, Linda
• Chaiban, Gassan
• Hachem, Ray
• Chemaly, Roy F
• Girgawy, Essam
• Raad, Issam I

Titel

Chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: could the chest tube be coated with antiseptics?

Ist Teil von

• Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2006-02, Vol.27 (2), p.195-197

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We reviewed the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and outcomes of 3 cases of chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Antiseptic-impregnated chest tubes were inserted in cultures containing MRSA isolates from these 3 patients, and zone of inhibition were measured. Chest tube-related MRSA empyema might complicate tube thoracostomy, and coating the chest tube with antiseptic agents could prevent this complication.