MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections and treatment /

MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections and treatment /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Baddour, Manal M.
Imprint:	New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Public Health in the 21st Century Public health in the 21st century series.
Subject:	Staphylococcus aureus infections. Methicillin resistance. Staphylococcus aureus. Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections. Infections. Staphylococcus. Bacterial Infections and Mycoses. Bacterial Infections. Disease. Staphylococcaceae. Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods. Bacillales. Gram-Positive Cocci. Gram-Positive Bacteria. Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria. Endospore-Forming Bacteria. Bacteria. Organisms. Staphylococcal Infections. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Cross Infection. Methicillin resistance. Staphylococcus aureus infections. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11180589

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Varying Form of Title:	MRSA infections and treatment
ISBN:	9781616680381 1616680385 9781616684501 161668450X 9781616684501
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [83]-118) and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections and treatment New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010. 9781616680381 (pbk.)

Table of Contents:

Introduction & Taxonomy
The Case for MRSA
Prevalence & Epidemiology
Hospital Acquired & Community Acquired
Differing Spectrums of Disease
Panton-Valentine Leukocidin
Mechanism Of Ã -lactam Resistance in MRSA
MRSA Colonization
Clinical Relevance of CA-MRSA
GISA VISA VRSA
Laboratory Diagnosis & Typing of MRSA
Risk Factors for HA_MRSA
Risk Factors for CA-MRSA
Prevention
Treatment of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Treatment of CA-MRSA
Treatment of VISA & VRSA
Vancomycin Treatment Failures
Treatment Options & New Directions
The Microbiology Laboratory
Index