increasing incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (CA-MRSA)
October 2006
There's concern about the increasing incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (CA-MRSA).
The hospital version has been a problem for years...but now a different strain is a problem for infections acquired in the community.
Many patients initially think they have an infected "spider bite." And it's easily spread by direct contact...or sharing towels, etc.
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