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Chest Tube–Related Empyema Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Could the Chest Tube Be Coated With Antiseptics?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Harrys A. Torres ,
Hend A. Hanna ,
Linda Graviss ,
Gassan Chaiban ,
Ray Hachem ,
Roy F. Chemaly ,
Essam Girgawy  and
Issam I. Raad
Harrys A. Torres
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Hend A. Hanna
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Linda Graviss
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Gassan Chaiban
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Ray Hachem
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Roy F. Chemaly
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Essam Girgawy
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Issam I. Raad*
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
*
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 402, Houston, TX 77030-4009 ([email protected])
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Abstract

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.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , February 2006 , pp. 195 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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