Responding to the growing concern about the increased frequency and resistance of MRSA infections, this invaluable source analyzes the latest developments in the identification, assessment, and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by leading authorities on the topic.
MRSA
โ Scribed by Weigelt, John A
- Publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 298
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Responding to the growing concern about the increased frequency and resistance of MRSA infections, this invaluable source analyzes the latest developments in the identification, assessment, and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by leading authorities on the topic
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Overview of staphylococcus aureus in medicine / Kent Crossley --
Epidemiology of MRSA / Nasia Safdar [and others] --
MRSA : genetics, virulence factors, and toxin expression / Dennis Stevens, Tanyalak Parimon, and Amy E. Bryant --
Community-associated MRSA / Karen J. Brasel and John A. Weigelt --
MRSA and complicated skin and soft tissue infections / Kamal M.F. Itani --
MRSA in the diabetic foot / Lee C. Rogers, Nicholas J. Bevilacqua, and David G. Armstrong --
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia / Anna P. Lam and Richard G. Wunderink --
Device-related infections and MRSA : central venous catheters, vascular grafts, and orthopedic implants / Mary Beth Graham --
MRSA bacteremia / Melissa Brunsvold and Lena M. Napolitano --
Antibiotics for MRSA infections in the United States / R. Lawrence Reed --
Gram-positive resistance--clinical implications / John C. Rotschafer, Mary A. Ullman, and Isaac Mitropoulos --
Reducing the risk of nosocomial dissemination of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus : an infection control perspective / Charles E. Edmiston, Jr. and Nathan A. Ledeboer --
MRSA prevention and control / Renae E. Stafford --
Outcomes and cost considerations with MRSA infections / Jack E. Brown, Jeremy Dengler, and Thomas P. Lodise, Jr.
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