Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging concern for physical therapists: Discussion.
Physiother Res Int. 2008 Feb
Levenhagen KM.
Department of Physical Therapy, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, 3437 Caroline Mall, Room 1026, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
The Centers for Disease Control has identified community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) as an emerging worldwide public health risk. Healthcare professionals such as physical therapists can play an important role in the early detection, prevention and management of CA-MRSA. This discussion paper is a narrative overview of CA-MRSA's prevalence in at-risk groups, the distinguishing characteristics of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) and CA-MRSA infections, and treatments for HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA. Using the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice as a framework, this paper describes physical therapists' role in the detection, prevention and management of CA-MRSA infections and their role in community education about CA-MRSA. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PMID: 18288766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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