Resumen

GARCIA APAC, Coralith. Staphylococcus aureus meticilino resistente adquirido en la comunidad. Acta méd. peruana, jul./set. 2011, vol.28, no.3, p.159-162. ISSN 1728-5917.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is emerging worldwide. Skin and soft tissue infections are the common clinical presentations (eg, cellulitis, and abscess). Most infections are superficial but severe cases may develop causing severe sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis, pneumonia and death.

Palabras llave: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; communityacquired.