Suppressive therapy using azithromycin in 2 rare cases of recurrent staphylococcal infections

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 May;79(1):90-2. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.01.013. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Abstract

Recurrent staphylococcal skin and soft tissue infections may recur despite decontamination and multiple courses of antibiotic therapy and may dramatically impair the patient's quality of life. We report successful use of long-term azithromycin prophylaxis in a recurrent laryngitis and a scalp folliculitis due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.

Keywords: Azithromycin; Immune-modulating properties; Prophylaxis; Staphylococcus aureus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
  • Azithromycin / administration & dosage*
  • Azithromycin / pharmacology
  • Folliculitis / drug therapy
  • Folliculitis / microbiology
  • Folliculitis / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Laryngitis / drug therapy
  • Laryngitis / microbiology
  • Laryngitis / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Azithromycin