Methicillin-Resistant <i>S. aureus</i> Infections among Patients in the Emergency Department

J. Moran, Gregory; Krishnadasan, Anusha; Gorwitz, Rachel; E. Fosheim, Gregory; K. McDougal, Linda; B. Carey, Roberta; A. Talan, David

doi:10.1056/nejmoa055356

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Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Infections among Patients in the Emergency Department

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 16, 2006

Authors:

Gregory J. Moran

Anusha Krishnadasan

Rachel Gorwitz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasingly recognized in infections among persons in the community without established risk factors for MRSA. METHODS: We enrolled adult patients with acute, purulent skin and soft-tissue infections presenting to 11 university-affil...

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SCCmec

Clindamycin

Staphylococcus aureus

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