MRSA

This new edition of MRSA scrutinizes the latest developments in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its related diseases. This Second Edition, written by a distinguished group of contributors with backgrounds in infectious disease, microbiology, immunology, virology, and surgery, equips clinicians with the critical information they need to improve patient outcomes. TOOLS AND TIPS FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSES - signs and symptoms of MRSA, the epidemiology of the bacterium, and areas in which MRSA colonization commonly occurs enables clinicians to quickly detect the infection and choose a proper treatment regimen STRATEGIES FOR DISEASE PREVENTION - including how MRSA is transmitted, community- vs. hospital-acquired MRSA infections, and factors that may increase the risk of infection helps contain outbreaks and avoid future occurrences EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS - including recently approved antibiotics, how to recognize and manage signs of illness caused by MRSA, and cost considerations when choosing treatment options, helps improve patient outcomes and satisfaction

Overview of staphylococcus aureus in medicine / Kent Crossley. Epidemiology of MRSA / Nasia Safdar ... [et al.]. MRSA : genetics, virulence factors, and toxin expression / Dennis Stevens, Tanyalak Parimon, and Amy E. Bryant. Community-associated MRSA / Karen J. Brasel and John A. Weigelt. MRSA and complicated skin and soft tissue infections / Kamal M.F. Itani. MRSA in the diabetic foot / Lee C. Rogers, Nicholas J. Bevilacqua, and David G. Armstrong. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia / Anna P. Lam and Richard G. Wunderink. Device-related infections and MRSA : central venous catheters, vascular grafts, and orthopedic implants / Mary Beth Graham. MRSA bacteremia / Melissa Brunsvold and Lena M. Napolitano. Antibiotics for MRSA infections in the United States / R. Lawrence Reed. Gram-positive resistance -- clinical implications / John C. Rotschafer, Mary A. Ullman, and Isaac Mitropoulos. Reducing the risk of nosocomial dissemination of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus : an infection control perspective / Charles E. Edmiston, Jr. and Nathan A. Ledeboer. MRSA prevention and control / Renae E. Stafford. Outcomes and cost considerations with MRSA infections /…