Community-Acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA)

Among the most common causes of infection outside health-care institutions, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus  (Community aquired-MRSA) most often affects the skin and soft tissues. Besides causing significant morbidity, community-aquired MRSA is increasingly associated with serious and often fatal necrotizing pneumonia or fasciitis, endocarditis, and sepsis. The authoritative links on this resource help you to keep up to date with new diagnostic tests and treatments for community-aquired MRSA, as well as the latest news about local outbreaks and infection control strategies.
Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

     Community acquired MRSA information

 

Clinical Trials

     on community acquired MRSA

 

Medscape

     on community acquired MRSA

 
Guidelines

National Guidelines Clearinghouse

              guidelines on community acquired MRSA

 

Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings

               (CDC, 2006)
Patient Information

CDC

information for the public on community acquired MRSA

 

NIAID on MRSA

 

Medline Plus

 

Mayo Clinic patient information on MRSA

Featured Articles
May 1, 2008
Antibiotic Drug Resistance: Which Bugs, Which Drugs?
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance has increasingly impeded the management of a number of clinically important infections. More »
February 1, 2008
Treatment of MRSA Infection: Why Cultures Are Key
Dr Thomas Fekete's recent article on emerging infections (CONSULTANT, October 2007) was timely, given recent evidence that the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, both hospital-acquired and community-acquired, has assumed pandemic proportions. More »
September 1, 2006
Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: Combating the Major Pathogens
Musculoskeletal infections in children include osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and pyomyositis. Most of these infections are bacterial. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism in children in all age cat-egories. Others include group A Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis in purpura fulminans, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Borrelia burgdorferi. More »
July 1, 2006
Case in Point: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal Pneumonia
Staphylococcal pneumonia can be a rapidly progressive illness that is commonly associated with pneumothorax and pleural effusion. Affected patients require close monitoring. Consider staphylococcal infection in any infant with pneumonia whose health deteriorates clinically or radiographically. More »
June 1, 2005
Pediatrics Update: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: How Best to Treat Now?
Over the past 5 years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates have become widespread throughout the United States as well as the world.1 In some regions, including our own Gulf Coast, MRSA accounts for the majority of S aureus isolates recovered from patients with community-acquired infections. More »
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