1. Resistant bacteria spread through US communities.
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McCarthy, Michael
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DRUG resistance in microorganisms , *STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus , *BETA lactam antibiotics , *STAPHYLOCOCCAL disease treatment , *STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections , *PEDIATRIC research , *MEDICAL genetics , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Reports on community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or CA-MRSA, which are resitant to all β-lactam antibiotics, including cephalosporins. Virulence of CA-MRSA in some United States communities; Outbreak among prison inmates and others; Indication that hospital strains are resistant to several drugs; Characteristics that distinguish CA-MRSA strains from hospital MRSA strains; Mention of pediatric research and mortality by Robert Daum and co-workers in Chicago and by Sheldon Kaplan and co-workers in Texas; How β-lactam antibiotics kill staphylococci; Significance of the mecA gene and cassette in MRSA strains; Efforts to determine the virulence and prevalence of CA-MRSA; Recommended first-line therapy.
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- 2003
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