MUTIDISCIPLINARY CARE OF METICILLIN-RESIS TANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS OSTEOARTICULAR INFECTIONS - A REVIEW OF 27 CASES

In 1991, we have created in Rennes a ''Resarch and Study commitee for Osteo-articular Infections'' (GERIO), Among the collected data, the fr equency of meticillin-resistant S, aureus (MRSA) infections was arisin g. We retrospectively conducted a study on 27 cases of osteo-articular MRSA infections. All patients were originally in orthopedic surgery u nits, most often after traumatic lesions. Allmost all strains were mul tiresistant, and five infections belonged to the same epidemic. Sevent y seven percent oi the patients were cured despite the severity and ch ronicity of the disease, suggesting that multidisciplinary considerati on of these infections is accurate. The most frequent modifications pr oposed by the group were the type of antibiotics used, the route of ad ministration and the duration of treatment.