RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP S6
OP S11
VO 74
IS 8 suppl 4
A1 Rehm, Susan J.
A1 Amin, Alpesh N.
A1 File, Thomas M.
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8_suppl_4/S6.abstract
AB 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.