title: CA-MRSA shown to be an emerging problem.
abstract: With the significant increase in the incidents of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA), it's important for ED managers to be conversant not only in hospital-acquired MRSA, but also this less lethal version. Here are some recommendations: The appropriate treatment for an abscess, the most common manifestation of CA-MRSA, is surgery. If an antibiotic is deemed necessary, the most effective against CA-MRSA is trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole. You may wish to culture all abscesses to determine the precise nature of the bacterium.
mesh_terms: D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology