MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections and treatment /
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Author / Creator: | Baddour, Manal M. |
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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. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11180589 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction & Taxonomy
- The Case for MRSA
- Prevalence & Epidemiology
- Hospital Acquired & Community Acquired
- Differing Spectrums of Disease
- Panton-Valentine Leukocidin
- Mechanism Of à -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