The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper | Zendy

Andrew E. Simor | Zendy; Mark Loeb | Zendy; the CIDS CAMM Guidelines Committee | Zendy

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The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper

Author(s) -

Andrew E. Simor,

Mark Loeb,

the CIDS CAMM Guidelines Committee

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2004/531434

Subject(s) - carriage , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , medicine , infection control , antimicrobial , intensive care medicine , mupirocin , colonization , outbreak , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , bacteria , pathology , genetics

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is being seen with greater frequency in most hospitals and other health care facilities across Canada. The organism may cause life-threatening infections and has been associated with institutional outbreaks. Several studies have confirmed that MRSA infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality compared with infections caused by susceptible strains, even when the presence of comorbidities is accounted for. Treatment of MRSA infection is complicated by the fact that these organisms are resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, so treatment options are limited. The effectiveness of decolonization therapy (attempting to eradicate MRSA carriage) is also uncertain. This paper reviews the medical management of MRSA infections, discusses the potential role of decolonization and provides an overview of evidence to support recommended infection control practices.

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