MRSA Notes

This study is from a Texas Children’s Hospital:

“Conclusion: The rapid emergence of CAMRSA as a cause of noninvasive and invasive infections in children, which started occurring in the 1990s, has reached epidemic proportions.”

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med — Abstract: Epidemic of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A 14-Year Study at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, October 2005, Purcell and Fergie 159 (10): 980