Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>in Los Angeles

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Authors

Loren G. Miller · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Françoise Perdreau‐Remington · University of California, San Francisco

Günter Rieg · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Sheherbano Mehdi · St. Mary Medical Center

Josh Perlroth · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Arnold S. Bayer · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Angela Tang

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by community-associated MRSA is an emerging clinical entity. In areas in which community-associated MRSA infection is endemic, empirical treatment of suspected necrotizing fasciitis should include antibiotics predictably active against this pathogen.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 352, Issue 14, pp. 1445-1453

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa042683

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