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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An evolutionary, epidemiologic, and therapeutic odyssey CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Deresinski, S. 2005; 40 (4): 562-573

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, first identified just over 4 decades ago, has undergone rapid evolutionary changes and epidemiologic expansion. It has spread beyond the confines of health care facilities, emerging anew in the community, where it is rapidly becoming a dominant pathogen. This has led to an important change in the choice of antibiotics in the management of community-acquired infections and has also led to the development of novel antimicrobials.

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