Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Table 4 Types of infection and treatment outcomes among the 10 adult healthcare workers with CF (HCWcf) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) airways infection

HCWcf (n)	Type of infection^a	Antibiotic treatment^a			Outcome
HCWcf (n)	Type of infection^a	Rifampicin	Sodium fusidate	Linezolid	Eradicated	Chronic	Spontaneously cleared
1	Chronic	X	X		X
2	Chronic	X	X		X
3	Chronic	X	X		X
4	Chronic	X	X		X
5	Chronic	X	X			X
6^b	Chronic	X	X	X	X
7^c	Intermittent	X	X				X
8	Intermittent						X
9	Intermittent						X
10	Intermittent						X

^aMedian (IQR) time to initiation of treatment was 52 (37.5–77) days
^bPatient was prescribed 6 weeks of linezolid following 6 months of rifampicin plus sodium fusidate
^cPatient commenced eradication treatment but self-elected to cease after 3 weeks of therapy because of intolerance

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