Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on campus: a new challenge to college health |
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Authors: | Weiner H Richard |
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Institution: | Norris Health Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3351 N. Downer Street, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA. hrw@uwm.edu |
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Abstract: | As new drugs to control bacterial pathogens are developed, the organisms evolve to survive. Staphylococcus aureus, a common organism, has steadily developed resistance to antibiotics. For more than 40 years, resistant S. aureus presented a formidable problem to hospitalized patients; in the past decade, however, it has begun to appear outside the clinical setting-often in young people without significant medical conditions. Early diagnosis, appropriate control measures, and proper antibiotic choice can limit the spread and severity of infection. |
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