Abordagem Terapêutica nas Infeções por Staphylococcus aureus Resistentes à Meticilina: Treatment Approach of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections

Ana Freitas; Isabel Marcos; Luísa Fontes; Sílvia Martins

doi:10.29315/gm.v3i4.47

Ana Freitas

Serviços Farmacêuticos - Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal

Isabel Marcos

Serviços Farmacêuticos - Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal

Luísa Fontes

Serviço de Medicina Interna - Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal.

Sílvia Martins - Corresponding Author

Serviços Farmacêuticos - Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are now a problem with great impact worldwide, which can lead to prolonged hospitalization and increased costs associated with health care. Therefore, this article summarizes the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its mechanisms of resistance, as well as the recommended therapy for the treatment of infections most commonly found in clinical practice.

Keywords: Drug Resistance Multiple Bacterial; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcal Infections/ drug therapy

1.

Freitas A, Marcos I, Fontes L, Martins S. Treatment Approach of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Abordagem Terapêutica nas Infeções por Staphylococcus aureus Resistentes à Meticilina. Gaz Med [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 27 [cited 2024 Nov. 13];3(4). Available from: https://gazetamedica.pt/index.php/gazeta/article/view/47

Issue

ISSUE 4 · VOLUME 3 · OCTOBER/DECEMBER 2016

Section

REVIEW ARTICLES