Nosocomial infections

Glycopeptide resistance: Resistance to glycopeptides raises many therapeuti c problems when it occurs in strains such as enterococci or staphylococci c ausing clinical infections. Two observations described here exemplify the e mergence of such resistance in a metacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain during vancomycin treatment and in a Clostridium difficile s train. Nasal MRSA in hospital personnel: Nasal cavities of hospital personnel is a not well recognized reservoir of MRSA. A survey conducted in a Parisian ho spital evidenced problems of personnel-patient transmission. MRSA were foun d in 6% of the hospital personnel samples.