Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children
University of California, San Francisco · University of California, Los Angeles · +13 more institutions
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…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 158.45
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 381
Authors
13- CLCatherine LiuCorresponding
University of California, San Francisco
- ASArnold S. Bayer
University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Medical Center, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
- SESara E. Cosgrove
Johns Hopkins University
- RSRobert S. Daum
University of Chicago
- SKScott K. Fridkin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Bacteremia
- Vancomycin
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Intensive care medicine
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Pneumonia
- Endocarditis
- Good health and well-being