Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections: pneumonia

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been recognized for over a decade, and usually refers to MRSA identified in previously healthy individuals with no recognized MRSA risk factors. Infections range from minor skin and soft tissue infections, through to severe pneumonia and necrotizing fasciitis. This review summarizes the current data on the epidemiolo...

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nosocomial Infections

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the Athlete

CONTEXT Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has become of increasing concern in the athletic setting. Appropriate recognition, treatment, and prevention measures are all paramount to protect individual athletes and teamwide outbreaks. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Relevant electronic databases (Medline or PubMed) through 2008 were searched. Articles and studies re...

Treatment of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children with community-associated Staphylococcus aureus skin infections and their household contacts.

OBJECTIVES To measure prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in household contacts of children with acute S aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), determine risk factors for S aureus colonization in household contacts, and assess anatomic sites of S aureus colonization in patients and household contacts. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING St Louis Children's Hospital Em...