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Article: CA-MRSA skin infections: coming to a patient near you.(CLINICAL WATCH)
- Article from:
- JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Who should read this? PAs who provide outpatient treatment of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs).
What's new? Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) SSTIs have become epidemic and are now the most common type of SSTI in most outpatient settings.
Invasive CA-MRSA infections among healthy, community-dwelling adults and children have also emerged as a significant infectious disease. Historically, virtually all MRSA infections had been classified as nosocomial, or hospital-associated (HA-MRSA). In 2002, however, US sentinel hospital data revealed that a significant number of MRSA SSTIs--between 8% and 20%--were ...