@inbook{27347192fbf446c996a8daf0ccffb86d,
title = "Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection and treatment options",
abstract = "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of infection worldwide, including a wide array of both hospital- and community-acquired infections—most commonly bacteremia, upper and lower respiratory tract infection, skin and soft-tissue infection, osteomyelitis, and septic arthritis. This chapter describes the epidemiology of MRSA infection, its ability to confer antibiotic resistance and produce a wide array of virulence factors, and its pivotal role in human infection, especially cystic fibrosis. It also provides an introduction to the strategies for treatment of both chronic and acute MRSA infections.",
keywords = "Bacteremia, Community acquired, Hospital acquired, Lung infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus",
author = "Chalmers, {Sarah J.} and Wylam, {Mark E.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-9849-4_16",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press Inc.",
pages = "229--251",
booktitle = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
}