RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168358847
T1 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168358847
RD 2024/04/23
AB Infection  with  methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus  aureus(MRSA)  (clustered  gram-positive  cocci)  causes  a  variety  of  localized  and  invasive  purulent  infections  and  toxin-mediated  syndromes  such  as  toxic  shock  syndrome  and  staphylococcal  scalded  skin  syndrome  (SSSS).  MRSA  infections  used  to  be  limited  to  healthcare  facilities  and  were  strictly  nosocomial;  however,  a  significant  increase  in  community-acquired  MRSA  (CA-MRSA)  has  been  seen  in  the  past  10  to  15  years.  The  separation  between  healthcare-related  MRSA  and  CA-MRSA  is  becoming  less  distinct,  as  CA-MRSA  is  becoming  more  virulent  and  causing  significantly  more  healthcare-associated  infections.