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The Changing Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus?

Emerging infectious diseases · 2001 · Vol. 7(2) · pp. 178–182

Henry F. Chambers✉(San Francisco General Hospital)

Abstract

Strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which had been largely confined to hospitals and long-term care facilities, are emerging in the community. The changing epidemiology of MRSA bears striking similarity to the emergence of penicillinase-mediated resistance in S. aureus decades ago. Even though the origin (hospital or the community) of the emerging MRSA strains is not known, the prevalence of these strains in the community seems likely to increase substantially.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementStaphylococcus aureusEpidemiologyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal infectionsMolecular epidemiologyMicrobiologyMedicineBiologyBacteriaGenotype

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HumansPenicillinaseStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusPrevalenceMethicillin ResistanceCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCommunicable Diseases, Emerging

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