title: Epidemiology of staphylococcal infections--a USA perspective.
abstract: Data collected from the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance show that Gram-positive organisms, and Staphylococcus aureus in particular, are a major cause of nosocomial infections, especially wound infections, pneumonia and bacteraemia. Currently in the United States, approximately 18% of S. aureus isolates show intrinsic resistance to methicillin.
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Research and Pharmaceutical Services Division, Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Franklin, Tennessee 37064.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thornsberry
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin