Changing Epidemiology of S. aureus Infections in the U.S.

Abstract

The emergence of the USA300 strain as an important cause of community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the late 1990s and early 2000s profoundly changed the epidemiology of staphylococcal disease, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Although several recent studies have suggested that the incidence of healthcare-associated and hospital-onset MRSA infections may be decreasing, less …