Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging pathogen
Saïd-Salim B;Mathema B;Kreiswirth BN;;
Infection control and hospital epidemiology2003Vol. 24pp. -
313
b2003infectioncommunity-acquired
Abstract
The prevalence of MRSA in the nosocomial setting has been well studied, and its control remains a challenge for infection control professionals. Complicating this problem is the increasing number of reports on the spread of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA). CA-MRSA strains differ from hospital-acqu …