Open AccessFirst detected case of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection in Italy
Author(s) -
Marco Tinelli,
Annalisa Pantosti,
C. Lusardi,
Maurizio Vimercati,
Monica Monaco
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.15.03173-en
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal skin infections , soft tissue , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , skin infection , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , pathology , bacteria , genetics
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) have been increasingly frequently isolated from patients in many areas of the United States, and have started to replace hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) as a cause of healthcare-associated infections. This article, describes the first Italian case of CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI).