Open AccessControl of healthcare- and community-associated MRSA: recent progress and persisting challenges
Author(s) -
Andrew Henderson,
Graeme R. Nimmo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
british medical bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.08
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1471-8391
pISSN - 0007-1420
DOI - 10.1093/bmb/ldx046
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , intensive care medicine , political science , law
Healthcare adapted meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has spread to hospitals around the world over 50 years. More recently, other strains of MRSA have emerged with the ability to spread in the community and infect otherwise healthy individuals. Morbidity and mortality associated with MRSA remains high and its control in both the healthcare and community setting has proven challenging.
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