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The Changing Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus ?

Year: 2001

Type: review

Abstract: Strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which had been largely confined to hospitals and long-term care facilities, are emerging in the community. The changing epidemiology of MRSA bears striking similarity to the emergence of penicillinase-mediated resistance in S. aureus decades ago. Even though the origin (hospital or the community) of the emerging MRSA strains is not known, the prevalence of these strains in the community seems likely to increase substantially.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010204

Author: Henry F. Chambers

Institutions: San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases