The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-a2ca0e0b270541fbba2dadce29c5d3762025-02-03T01:00:35ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322004-01-01151394810.1155/2004/531434The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position PaperAndrew E Simor0Mark Loeb1the CIDS/CAMM Guidelines CommitteeDepartments of Medicine and Microbiology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHamilton Regional Laboratory Program, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaMethicillin-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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/531434 |
| spellingShingle | Andrew E Simor Mark Loeb the CIDS/CAMM Guidelines Committee The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper |
| title_full | The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper |
| title_fullStr | The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper |
| title_short | The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper |
| title_sort | management of infection and colonization due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus a cids camm position paper |
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