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Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children
Catherine Liu ,
Arnold Bayer ,
Sara E. Cosgrove ,
Robert S. Daum ,
Scott K. Fridkin ,
Rachel J. Gorwitz ,
Sheldon L. Kaplan ,
Adolf W. Karchmer ,
Donald P. Levine ,
Barbara E. Murray ,
Michael J. Rybak ,
David A. Talan ,
Henry F. Chambers
February 01 2011
February 01 2011
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Abstract
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious
Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The guidelines are intended for use by health
care providers who care for adult and pediatric patients with MRSA infections. The
guidelines discuss the management of a variety of clinical syndromes associated with
MRSA disease, including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), bacteremia and endocarditis,
pneumonia, bone and joint infections, and central nervous system (CNS) infections.
Recommendations are provided regarding vancomycin dosing and monitoring, management
of infections due to MRSA strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin, and vancomycin
treatment failures.