Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus involved in community acquired skin and soft tissue infections?: Experience from a tertiary care centre in Mumbai

Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus involved in community acquired skin and soft tissue infections?: Experience from a tertiary care centre in Mumbai

Background: To improve the empiric antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired (CA) skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), it is necessary to generate data on the current spectrum and susceptibility profile of associated bacteria. CA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA MRSA) is increas...

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Main Authors: R S Phakade, G Nataraj, S K Kuyare, U S Khopkar, P R Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
D-test
pyoderma
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2012;volume=58;issue=1;spage=3;epage=7;aulast=Phakade

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