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BACKGROUND, DEFINITION, AND DIAGNOSIS

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus

MRSA infection, from Mayo Clinic website

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735

Understanding MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-mrsa-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus

Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia: MRSA infection

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007261.htm

MRSA Resources

http://www.mrsaresources.com/

How concerned should we be about MRSA?

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/338557_mrsa07.html

Is the way we raise our food giving us MRSA?

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/07/staph/index_np.html

Murray PR, Rosenthal KS,

Pfaller MA Medical Biology, 5th edition. Philadelphia, 2005, Elsevier Mosby.

Let's Talk About Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Health+Department/Top+News/MRSA.htm

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections

http://www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/mrsa/providers.htm

MRSA Infection

http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/mrsa-infection/overview.html

MRSA Infection

http://www.medicinenet.com/mrsa_infection/page3.htm

HISTORY AND PREVENTION

Several articles from CDC website:

http://www.cdc.gov with site section headline: "Overview of Community-Associated MRSA". Also Podcast: (Running time: 4:57) "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),

Key facts about MRSA infections in the United States, including schools and healthcare settings, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Series Name: CDC Featured Podcasts, Date Released: 10/23/2007,

"Invasive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States"

JAMA, October 17, 2007--Volume 298, No. 15

Skin Problems & Treatments Health Center

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/features/5-mrsa-hot-spots

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus): Protect your Team from MRSA

http://www.visualdxhealth.com/diseaseGroups/mrsa.htm

"MRSA and Staphylococcal Infections"

"Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Latest Health Scare",

Priya Sampathkumar, M.D., Mayo Clinic Online Proceedings, December 2007

TREATMENT

Interview: Dr. Joshua Weil, M.D., FACEP, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine

Kaiser Hospital Santa Rosa, California

Deresinski, Stanley C., MD, FACP. "Diagnostic and Treatment Issues in Infected Patients Presenting to the ED: The Viewpoint of the ID Consultant". Supplement to ACEP News, October 9, 2007

MRSA infection, MayoClinic.com

www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735/DSECTION=7

County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, CA-MRSA Treatment Guidelines

www.sonomacounty.org/health/ph/diseasecontrol/pdf/mrsa_treatment.pdf

ANIMALS

"Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Family and Its Pet Cat"

The New England Journal of Medicine, March 13, 2008; vol 358: pp 1200-1201.

Pets Can Harbor Drug-Resistant Staph and Pass It to People, By Miranda Hitti

WebMD Medical News, March 13, 2008.

High prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs

Veterinary Microbiology 122:366-372. de Neeling et al. 2007.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in veterinary personnel

Emerging Infectious Diseases 12(12):1933-1938. Hanselman et al. 2006.

Community-acquired MRSA and pig farming

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 5: 26-29., Huijsdens et al. 2006.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pigs and pig farmers

Veterinary Microbiology, Khanna et al. 2007.

Increase in a Dutch Hospital of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Related to Animal Farming

Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:261-263 and Clinical Infectious Diseases. Vol. 46. van Rijen, M.M.L. et al., 2008.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig farming

Emerging Infectious Diseases 11:1965-1966. Voss et al. 2005.

Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus of Animal Origin in Humans

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Dec. 2007

Keep Antibiotics Working

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Spreads Into Nature

Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2008

WORLD IMPACT

Klevens RM, Morrison MA, Nadle J, Petie S, Gershman K, Ray S, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Dumyati G, Townes JM, Craig AS, Zell ER, Fosheim GE, McDougal LK, Carey RB, Fridkin SK. Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States. JAMA, October 17, 2007 Vol 298, No 15.

Epidemiology and outcomes for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian hospitals, 2005-06: report from the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18268881?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Switzerland: first surveillance report.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16484729?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlusDrugs1

Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Southern Stockholm, 2000-2003.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18184050?ordinalpos=28&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Epidemiology and clinical features of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18159397?ordinalpos=34&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus an emerging community pathogen? A review of the literature

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18159291?ordinalpos=35&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

The importance of the development of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16445718?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and characterization of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16875502?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in eight African hospitals and Malta.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12588338?ordinalpos=14&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Epidemics of drug-resistant bacterial infections observed in infectious disease surveillance in Japan, 2001-2005

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18239341?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Taiwan: risk factors for acquisition, clinical features and outcome.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15060683?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA

Surveillance of bacterial resistance in China (1998-1999)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11798843?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a multicentre study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16505553?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Growing problem of methicillin resistant staphylococci--Indian scenario.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11354818?ordinalpos=18&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Epidemiology and outcomes for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian hospitals, 2005-06: report from the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18268881?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Australian community: an evolving epidemic.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16618236?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Australia.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15829193?ordinalpos=19&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

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