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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 27.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2009 Oct;15(10):1143–1238. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.06.019

Pathogen: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indication First Choice Alternatives
Elimination of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrier state among HCT patients with recurrent MRSA infection (CIII) Mupirocin calcium ointment 2% apply

  • To nares 2 times/day for 5 days; or

  • To wounds daily for 2 weeks

Daily bathing with a chlorhexidine product
Note: Safety of mupirocin in children <12 years old has not been established		 Systemic antimicrobials (eg, rifampin, doxycycline)

HCT indicates hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Note: No regimen for MRSA decolonization has proved consistently effective, but a decrease in MRSA burden may be accomplished.