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
University of California, San Francisco · UCLA Medical Center · +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
- 68.34
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 25
Authors
13- CLCatherine LiuCorresponding
University of California, San Francisco
- ASArnold S. Bayer
UCLA Medical Center, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles
- SESara E. Cosgrove
Johns Hopkins University
- RSRobert S. Daum
University of Chicago
- SKScott K. Fridkin
University of California, San Francisco
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Intensive care medicine
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Vancomycin
- Bacteremia
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Pneumonia
- Endocarditis
- Good health and well-being