Reply to 'Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus'

E. Vanderhelst; Linda De Meirleir; Sylvia Verbanck; Denis Pierard; Walter Vincken; Anne Malfroot

doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2012.08.002

Reply to 'Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus'

E. Vanderhelst, Linda De Meirleir, Sylvia Verbanck, Denis Pierard, Walter Vincken, Anne Malfroot

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Turner et al. [1] raise an important and timely issue about the management of CF patients suffering chronic infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), given that the prevalence of MRSA in respiratory cultures of CF patients has increased over the past decade. In our study [2], the prevalence of chronic MRSA colonization in the CF Center of the University Hospital of Brussels was 12.6%. Our spirometric data showed that a MRSA episode entailed an FEV1 decline that was almost double that predicted for CF patients who could remain unaffected by MRSA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-183
Number of pages	1
Journal	Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2012.08.002
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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Respiratory System
Cystic-fibrosis

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