An Epidemic of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Soft Tissue Infections Among Medically Underserved Patients
David M. Young;Hobart W. Harris;Edwin D. Charlebois;Henry Chambers;Andre Campbell;Françoise Perdreau-Remington;Chen Lee;Mahesh Mankani;Robert Mackersie;William P. Schecter;
archives of surgery2004Vol. 139pp. 947-953
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Abstract
Hypothesis A high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in soft tissue infections presents a treatment challenge. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting The San Francisco General Hospital Integrated Soft Tissue Infection (ISIS) Clinic. Patients Patients treated at the ISIS Clinic from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2003. Main Outcome Measures...