Outpatient Management of CA-MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

The American Medical Association has collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to produce this informational flyer to help facilitate outpatient management of skin and soft tissue infections in the era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections.

Outpatient Mangement of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Era of CA-MRSA

Also available is a 11'' x 17'' poster-sized version of the same information. You will however require a printer capable of printing to larger paper to print out the poster version.

A hard copy pocket-sized laminated card version with this information is NOW also available. If you would like copies, please email: srt@ama-assn.org and provide your contact information, shipping address, and the number of copies you would like. Please identify your email by adding CA-MRSA in the subject line.

This flyer and poster are intended to facilitate management of CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue infections. While the flyer/poster describes recommended interventions, it is not meant as a substitute for the advice of a physician or another knowledgeable healthcare professional. The information on this flyer/poster represents the best clinical practice at the time of publication, but practice standards may change as more knowledge is learned.