Department of Public Health - Acute Communicable Disease Control

"Staph" or Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) Information

Archive of Past News and Updates

CDC/AMA/IDSA guidelines for skin and soft tissue infections (September 2007)
Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Overview of CAMRSA by the CDC
Invasive MRSA Infections in the US (JAMA, October 2007: Subscription required)
S. aureus and MRSA Surveillance Summary 2007 (CDC, October 2007)
MRSA: A (Sometimes) Deadly Scourge (New York Times, October 2007)
Community-Associated MRSA Information for the Public
MRSA Podcast by the CDC (CDC, October 2007)
Occurrence of the USA300 community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus clone in Austria (Eurosurveillance, October 2007)
Questions and Answers about MRSA in Schools (CDC, October 2007)
Hot Topics: CAMRSA 07 (Pedialink, October 2007) CAMRSA in children
Selecting Effective Treatment in the Antibiotic-Resistant Emergency Room Patient (Medscape, September 2007)
The New York Course 2007: Developments in Infectious Diseases - CAMRSA Infections (Medscape, September 2007)
Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act: Support legislation (IDSA, September 2007)
Mulitlingual translations of Parents Guide to MRSA (December 2007)
Skin Infections and MRSA Information for Schools < (October 2007)
MRSA Guide for Parents (October 2007)
MRSA From Swine Pneumococcal vaccination in the childhood vaccination program, Blood donor screening 2006 (8/15/2007)
Necrotic Skin Lesions: Spider Bite--or Something Else? (Consultant, October 2006) here they describe the clinical features of spider bites and summarize the treatment options.
Public Health Responding to New Threat of Staph Infections (Medscape, August 2006) Staph, a bacteria so common that its mention hardly raises an eyebrow in health circles, is making a comeback, marking the emergence of a new public health threat.
MRSA Most Common Cause of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections in Major US Cities (Medscape, August 2006)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections Among Tattoo Recipients - Ohio, Kentucky, and Vermont, 2004-2005 (MMWR, June 2006)
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is epidemic in the United States and much of the developed world (Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2005)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pig Farming (Dec 2005)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in Companion Animals (Dec 2005)
Internationally adopted children as a source for MRSA (Eurosurveillance, Oct 2005)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan (Emerging Infectious Diseases, Nov 2005)
BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA Infections (Aug 2005) Updated recommendations for the prevention, treatment and containment of MRSA within Federal correctional facilities are provided.
Isolate Removal Methods and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance (Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2005)
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Minnesota, 2000–2003 (Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2005)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Necrotizing Pneumonia (Emerging Infectious Diseases, Oct 2005)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Western Australia (Emerging Infectious Diseases, Oct 2005)
Surveillance Report: Monitoring CA-MRSA Infections in Slovenia (Eurosurveillance, September 2005)
Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: an Emerging Infectious Disease in Los Angeles County (The Public's Health, July/Aug 2005) Provides short summary of disease burden and includes clinical, epidemiological and laboratory hallmarks. Recommendations provided regarding treatment, decolonization, education, infection control and notification.
CA-MRSA - An overview of outbreaks affecting specific populations (Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aug 2005)
Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Pacific Islanders - Hawaii, 2001-2003 (MMWR Weekly, Aug. 27, 2004)
Community-Acquired MRSA: Evolving Pathogens (Medscape, July 2005) Free registration required to access articles. Includes epidemiology overview, molecular basis for resistance, clinical experiences of CA-MRSA and approaches to CA-MRSA prevention.
5th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance: Overview of CA-MRSA (Medscape, June 2005) Free registration required to access articles.
Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Skin Infection Presenting as an Axillary Abscess With Cellulitis in a College Athlete (Medscape, 2005) A 19-year-old black man without risk factors for MRSA develops axillary boils after lifting weights at a university gym.
Issues in Healthcare Settings: Antimicrobial Resistance: Community-Associated MRSA (CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion [DHQP]) Updated site that includes overview of CAMRSA for patients as well as healthcare professionals with references for further study.
Texas Department of State Health Services Presentations for professional audiences.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Community-Acquired Skin Infections (Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2005)
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospital Nursery and Maternity Units (EID, June 2005)
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pediatric Patients (Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2005)
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay
(Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2005)
Risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. (Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2005)
Recurring Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in a Football Team (Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2005)
Health Officials Worried About New Staph Infection (Copyright KPCC Radio, Feb. 21, 2005) In part one of a three-part series, LA County health workers express concern over the rise in cases of MRSA, a new kind of staph infection. Text version
From Athletes to Prisoners: MRSA Impacts Diverse Groups (Copyright KPCC Radio, Feb. 22, 2005) Part two of a three-part series looks at who is getting MRSA, a new type of staph infection on the rise in LA County. Text version
MRSA Jail Outbreak Becomes Political, Health Problem (Copyright KPCC Radio, Feb. 23, 2005) In the last of a three-part series, politicians and community advocates pressure LA County jail officials to contain a new type of staph infection. Text version
A Clone of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Professional Football (New England Journal of Medicine, Feb. 3, 2005) Provides a summary of an outbreak of abscesses due to MRSA among members of a professional football team and examines the transmission and microbiologic characteristics of the outbreak strain.
'Superbug' MRSA Worries Doctors, Athletes (ABC News, Jan.13, 2005) A Primetime Live segment on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
CME Circle: Antibiotic Selection for Infections Involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Medscape.com), Dec. 20, 2004)** This Certified Medical Education (CME) activity is made available to physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses on the Medscape site as a service to their audience.
Interim Guidelines for Evaluation & Management of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Outpatient Settings (Sep. 2, 2004) Interim clinical guidelines for healthcare providers to manage SSTI in outpatients in settings of increasing levels of CAMRSA
MMWR: Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Pacific Islanders - Hawaii, 2001-2003 (MMWR Weekly, Aug. 27, 2004)
Surveillance Report: Emergence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Positive Community-Acquired MRSA Infections in Belgium (Eurosurveillance, Jun. 10, 2004) This article reports the first two identified cases of PVL+ CAMRSA infections in Belgium.
Surveillance Report: Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive community-acquired MRSA infection in Japan (Eurosurveillance, Jun. 10, 2004) This article reports the first case of CAMRSA isolated outside of a hospital from the skin of a child with impetigo contagiosa.
This is MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) (Mar. 15, 2004) VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: This web page contains digital photographs of skin infections and wounds caused by community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA/Staph).
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: STAPH/MRSA SKIN INFECTIONS (Jan. 14, 2004) Educational handout on CAMRSA for patients and their families
PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS Infecciones de la Piel por Estafilococo Aureus Resistentes a los Antibióticos (Mar. 15, 2004)
Emergence of a new community acquired MRSA strain in Germany (Eurosurveillance, Jan. 2004) This article reports the emergence of lukS-lukF-positive MRSA in hospitals and in the community in Germany.

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