Prevalence and demographics of methicillin resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>in culturable skin and soft tissue infections in an urban emergency department

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rising incidence of methicillin resistant <it>Staph. aureus </it>(MRSA) infections is a concern for emergency practitioners. While studies have examined MRSA in inpatients, few have focused on emergency department pop...

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Main Authors: Fermann Gregory J, Leach Sabrina D, Lindsell Christopher J, Jacobus Christian H, Kressel Amy, Rue Laura E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/7/19