Prevalence of Oxacillin Resistance in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> among Inpatients and Outpatients in the United States during 2000

Abstract

Recent reports documenting community-acquired infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are cause for concern ([1][1], [8][2]). However, not all MRSA infections detected within the community were acquired there. In recent years, healthcare practices have shifted MRSA-