title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: do we just have to live with it?
abstract: Infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a familiar problem in hospital patients and has been a global issue since the 1960s. Control of this organism is expensive both financially and in terms of human resources. This article is an attempt to review the epidemiological evolution and our understanding of the organism and bring together possible solutions.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Siu
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*