Clinical inquiries. When should you suspect community-acquired MRSA? How should you treat it?

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Clinical inquiries. When should you suspect community-acquired MRSA? How should you treat it?

J Fam Pract. 2009 May;58(5):276, 278

Authors: May TJ, Safranek S

There are no clinical or epidemiologic features that will help you to clearly distinguish community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (CA-MRSA) from methicillin-sensitive (CA-MSSA) infections. Incision and drainage is the primary therapy for purulent skin and soft tissue infections. There are inadequate data evaluating the role of oral antibiotics for MRSA.

PMID: 19442392 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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