Methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections among patients in the emergency department.
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Summary
MRSA is the most common identifiable cause of skin and soft-tissue infections among patients presenting to emergency departments in 11 U.S. cities and clinicians should consider obtaining cultures and modifying empirical therapy to provide MRSA coverage.
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- article
- Published
- 2006-08-17
- Cited by
- 2,324
- References
- 36
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- Open access
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Keywords
SCCmec, Clindamycin, Staphylococcus aureus, Leukocidin, Medicine
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