… Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
infections are an emerging problem in the United States and many parts of the world. These
infections originate in communities as opposed to hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA)
infections. If adequate measures are not taken to thoroughly understand and control …
Active surveillance of all community-associated S. aureus infections and molecular analysis
of virulence genes in CA-MRSA will help us in understanding the trend of these emerging …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is endemic in hospitals worldwide, and
causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Health-care-associated MRSA infections arise in
individuals with predisposing risk factors, such as surgery or presence of an indwelling
medical device. By contrast, many community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections arise
in otherwise healthy individuals who do not have such risk factors. Additionally, CA-MRSA
infections are epidemic in some countries. These features suggest that CA-MRSA strains are …