The clinical significance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

摘要: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for the largest outbreak of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that world has ever seen. It not replacing methicillin-susceptible S. (MSSA), but seems largely to be an additional burden HAI with double mortality MSSA infections, at least in bacteraemic form. often highly transmissible and carriage lead clinical much more frequently than carriage. Additional screening MRSA needs performed, only establish size problem allow initiation decolonization measures prevent onset disease, also implementation control precautions will necessary epidemic. a huge causing great public political concern. Current treatments are suboptimal. Control likely effective cost saving if they have broad enough base, should implemented without further delay.