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8452155

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major nosocomial pathogen in community hospitals, long-term-care facilities, and tertiary care hospitals. The basic mechanism of resistance is alteration in penicillin-binding proteins of the organism. Methods for isolation by culture and typing of the organism are reviewed. MRSA colonization precedes infection. A major reservoir is the anterior nares. MRSA is usually introduced into an institution by a colonized or infected patient or health care worker. The principal mode of transmission is via the transiently colonized hands of hospital personnel. Indications for antibiotic therapy for eradication of colonization and treatment of infection are reviewed. Infection control guidelines and discharge policy are presented in detail for acute-care hospitals, intensive care and burn units, outpatient settings, and long-term-care facilities. Recommendations for handling an outbreak, surveillance, and culturing of patients are presented based on the known epidemiology.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
313-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a consensus review of the microbiology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology with implications for prevention and management.
pubmed:affiliation
Veteran Affairs Medical Center of Long Beach, California.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review