A practical guide to community-acquired MRSA

J Fam Pract. 2013 Nov;62(11):624-9.

Abstract

As the number of CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue infections continues to grow, it's important to know which patients are at greatest risk and which evidence-based treatment protocols to turn to when needed.

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / economics
  • Acetamides / therapeutic use
  • Administration, Topical
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / economics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Clindamycin / economics
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Continuity of Patient Care
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Ethnicity
  • Humans
  • Linezolid
  • Medical History Taking
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Mupirocin / administration & dosage
  • Oxazolidinones / economics
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Physical Examination
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Risk Factors
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Skin / injuries
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / economics
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Clindamycin
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
  • Mupirocin
  • Linezolid
  • Rifampin