title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus hand infections in a suburban community hospital.
abstract: Of hand infections treated in a suburban community hospital, 65% were found to have cultures positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This incidence of MRSA infection is comparable to MRSA infection rates found in county hospitals and trauma center hand infection populations. MRSA should be recognized as a common primary pathogen in hand infections.
authors: JMS Burn and Reconstructive Center, Crossgates River Oaks Hospital, Brandon, MS, USA.
authors: Ovunc
authors: O
authors: Akdemir
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Lineaweaver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult