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20206987

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9725
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is endemic in hospitals worldwide, and causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Health-care-associated MRSA infections arise in individuals with predisposing risk factors, such as surgery or presence of an indwelling medical device. By contrast, many community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections arise in otherwise healthy individuals who do not have such risk factors. Additionally, CA-MRSA infections are epidemic in some countries. These features suggest that CA-MRSA strains are more virulent and transmissible than are traditional hospital-associated MRSA strains. The restricted treatment options for CA-MRSA infections compound the effect of enhanced virulence and transmission. Although progress has been made towards understanding emergence of CA-MRSA, virulence, and treatment of infections, our knowledge remains incomplete. Here we review the most up-to-date knowledge and provide a perspective for the future prophylaxis or new treatments for CA-MRSA infections.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1474-547X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
375
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1557-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA. fdeleo@niaid.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural