Principal Investigator: IMMERGLUCK, LILLY MD

Coordinator: LAGHAIE, ELHAM      MS      

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Summary

"Surveillance of Community-Associated MRSA and Treatment Outcomes of Skin & Soft Tissue

Infections in the Ambulatory Setting"

(short name: ED study)

This is a prospective surveillance study of children who access emergency services of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). The objective is to conduct surveillance for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and determine specific strains, specifically USA300, tied to CA-MRSA.