Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is a known cause of a variety of illnesses that present to the emergency department, including skin and soft tissue infections, pneumonia, and sepsis. Managing these conditions has become more difficult with the emergence of bacterial strains in the community that are resistant to traditional first-line antibiotics. Emergency care providers need to be aware of the increased prevalence of these resistant bacteria, to understand the characteristics of the infections with which they are associated, and to know the effective antibiotic options for treating these bacterial infections in the emergency department patient population.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Emergency Service, Hospital*
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Humans
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Infection Control
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
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Prevalence
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Skin Diseases, Infectious / drug therapy
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Skin Diseases, Infectious / epidemiology
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Soft Tissue Infections / drug therapy
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Soft Tissue Infections / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*