title: Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children: executive summary.
abstract: Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for adult and pediatric patients with MRSA infections. The guidelines discuss the management of a variety of clinical syndromes associated with MRSA disease, including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), bacteremia and endocarditis, pneumonia, bone and joint infections, and central nervous system (CNS) infections. Recommendations are provided regarding vancomycin dosing and monitoring, management of infections due to MRSA strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin, and vancomycin treatment failures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94102, USA. catherine.liu@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Daum
authors.forename: Scott K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fridkin
authors.forename: Rachel J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gorwitz
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Adolf W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Karchmer
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Barbara E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: J Rybak
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Talan
authors.forename: Henry F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin