Bacteremia Battle: How Long to Treat MSSA or MRSA?
August 10, 2013
Patients with MRSA or MSSA should always be treated for at least 2 weeks with IV antibiotics.
Community Acquired MRSA
Prevention of Recurrent MRSA Skin Infections: What You Need to Know
December 2, 2008
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was once considered a strictly nosocomial pathogen. Over the past decade, however, MRSA has emerged as a prominent cause of community-associated infections in both adults and children. Although community-associated MRSA strains occasionally cause severe invasive infections, they are most frequently isolated from patients with skin and soft tissue infections.
Treatment of MRSA Infection: Why Cultures Are Key
February 1, 2008
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.
'Not your father's MRSA': What you need to know -- and do -- about community-associated MRSA
November 9, 2007
The notoriously adaptable and increasingly common pathogen requires a new approach including routine I&D and culturing of infected tissues; the use of more-potent antibiotics, but only when needed; and a focus on hygiene in patients with recurrent infections.
