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. 2010:3:73-86.
doi: 10.2147/idr.s7641. Epub 2010 Aug 6.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-infected patients

Alicia I Hidron  1 , Russell Kempker, Abeer Moanna, David Rimland
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-infected patients

Alicia I Hidron et al. Infect Drug Resist. 2010.

Abstract

Concordant with the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community setting, colonization and infections with this pathogen have become a prevalent problem among the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive population. A variety of different host- and, possibly, pathogen-related factors may play a role in explaining the increased prevalence and incidence observed. In this article, we review pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment of MRSA in the HIV-infected population.

Keywords: HIV; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; resistance.

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