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Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Wallin TR, Hern HG, Frazee BW

Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center-Highland Campus, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA.

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has emerged over the last decade across the United States and the world, becoming a major pathogen in many types of community-acquired infections. Although most commonly associated with minor skin and soft tissue infections, such as furuncles, CA-MRSA also can cause necrotizing fasciitis, pyomyositis, osteoarticular infections, and community-acquired pneumonia. This article discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of these infections from the perspective of the emergency physician.

Published 14 April 2008 in Emerg Med Clin North Am, 26(2): 431-55.
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