The emergence of infections with community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
J Infect
; 52(3): 157-68, 2006 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-16289303
ABSTRACT
Recently there have been reports indicating an increased incidence of MRSA infections, afflicting individuals with no apparent risk factors for hospital acquisition. Patients with community-associated (CA) MRSA are significantly younger and had different distributions of clinical infections compared with HA-MRSA patients. CA-MRSA infections have mostly been associated with staphylococcal strains bearing the SCCmec type IV element and PVL genes. These strains are more frequently susceptible to a variety of non-beta-lactam antibiotics. Clinicians must be aware of the wide and, in some cases, unique spectrum of disease caused by CA-MRSA. Continued emergence of MRSA in the community is a public-health problem that warrants increased vigilance in the diagnosis and management of suspected and confirmed staphylococcal infections.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Resistencia a la Meticilina
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos