Abstract

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) emerged unexpectedly in the 1990s and is now a problem worldwide. CA-MRSA is epidemic in the United States and is the most common cause of community-associated bacterial infections. Here, we provide a basic overview of CA-MRSA epidemiology and discuss molecules that contribute to the enhanced virulence phenotype of this pathogen.

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