TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of community-acquired methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> in the hospital setting JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - S6 LP - S11 VL - 74 IS - 8 suppl 4 AU - Susan J. Rehm AU - Alpesh N. Amin AU - Thomas M. File, Jr Y1 - 2007/08/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8_suppl_4/S6.abstract N2 - The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is undergoing a transformation as isolates of this historically health care–associated pathogen are reported with increasing frequency in otherwise healthy community-dwelling individuals. This article provides a brief review of the differences between health care–associated and community-acquired MRSA and discusses the potential impact of the changing epidemiology of MRSA on the hospital setting. ER -