© 2001 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors slower response to adequate
antibiotics than those with MSSA endocarditis, and patients with MRSA are kept in hospital …

Patients cannot usually get nosocomial MRSA infection unless it is first spread to them, so
MRSA infections can be prevented by preventing spread. Some have argued that MRSA …

The recent publication of the genome sequence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) confirms the ability of S. aureus to acquire useful genes and to adapt to the …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) first emerged in the 1960s, shortly after
the introduction of methicillin for therapeutic use [1]. Over the next 4 decades, MRSA spread …

Objective: To describe updated national estimates and characteristics of health care–and
community-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …

The prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-resistant
organisms has significantly increased over the past decade, according to the measurements …

Conclusion The changing epidemiology of MRSA infections from hospital to community has
forced clinicians to consider MRSA in the setting of most infections. The lines between HA …

Linda M. McKinley Department of Infection Control, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA INTRODUCTIONMethicillin-resistant …

The history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Canada has many
similarities to MRSA evolution worldwide, but especially to that in the United States and …

The ambivalence regarding methods of dealing with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) among hospitals and nursing facilities is highlighted in this issue of Infection …