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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): new issues for infection control |
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| Authors: | Wenzel Richard P Bearman Gonzalo Edmond Michael B |
| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, 1101 East Broad Street, P.O. Box 980663, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. rwenzel@mcvh-vcu.edu |
| Abstract: | The emergence and clonal expansion of strains of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) have created new challenges with their entrance to hospitals. The increased virulence of CA-MRSA in concert with the depressed immunity of inpatients may cause added morbidity and mortality expected from healthcare-associated infections. Questions about changing prophylactic and empirical therapy as well as the use of intravenous immunoglobulin for life-threatening infections are addressed. |
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