title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and wound management.
abstract: The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is increasing in the UK. MRSA is mainly transmitted via the hands of health-care workers. MRSA can cause colonization or infections. MRSA infections can be fatal.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*