Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus hand infections in a suburban community hospital.
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Abstract
Of hand infections treated in a suburban community hospital, 65% were found to have cultures positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This incidence of MRSA infection is comparable to MRSA infection rates found in county hospitals and trauma center hand infection populations. MRSA should be recognized as a common primary pathogen in hand infections.
Medical subject headings
- Hand
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections