Emergence of rifampicin-resistant staphylococci on the skin and nose of rifampicin-treated patients with an orthopaedic-device-related infection

Affiliations

• ¹ AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland.
• ² Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.
• ³ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Zollikerberg, Zollikerberg, Switzerland.
• ⁴ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
• ⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
• ⁶ Center for Musculoskeletal Infections (ZMSI), University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
• ⁷ Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
• ⁸ Department of Research and Development, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland.
• ⁹ Department of Hip and Knee Surgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland.
• ¹⁰ Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland.