Primary Care Management of Community-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT00996112

09-0265

AHRQ 04-109-6314

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to further the investigators' understanding of community acquired methicillin-resistant Staph Aureus (CA-MRSA) and treatment of it by developing real-world sustainable strategies consistent with existing guidelines on treatment of CA-MRSA from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and test these strategies in busy primary care settings.

Enrollment: 4,518 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients presenting at a primary care clinic who have a skin or soft tissue infection.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

4,518 participants in 2 patient groups

Historical

Prospective