Date: 25th March, 2010

Location: On-Line, USA

Summary:
Clinical, Pharmaceutical - Training, Interest group, Seminar, Web Seminar

It seems as though each week, one can find an article or report on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its impact on health care. CLSI's Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Principles, Practices, and Potential Problems; A Report (anticipated publication date is June 2009) provides insight into MRSA.

During this session, Dr. Tenover will discuss principles, practices and potential problems in screening for MRSA.

For your consideration:

• Characteristics of MRSA isolates and methods of detecting MRSA in samples
  


• Epidemiologic issues surrounding the spread of MRSA isolates in health care
  


• Interventions to halt transmission of MRSA
  


• Public health aspects of MRSA transmission
  

At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss potential problems in screening for MRSA
  


• Describe methods for detecting MRSA in samples
  


• List interventions to halt transmission of MRSA