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Adv Skin Wound Care
; 19(6): 328-33, quiz 333-5, 2006.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16885647
RESUMO
PURPOSE: To provide practitioners with a general overview of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) and their diagnoses and treatment. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in preventing, diagnosing, and treating MRSA infection. OBJECTIVES: After reading this article and taking the test, the participant should be able to: 1. Discuss the microbiology, demographics, and epidemiology of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA. 2. Explain the diagnosis, treatment, and preventative care associated with MRSA infections.