Is CAMRSA different from other infections caused by Staph aureus?
Clinical and laboratory studies have shown that CAMRSA differs in several ways from HAMRSA. CAMRSA, genetically distinct from HAMRSA, is more likely to carry the genes for a factor (Panton-Valentine leukocidin) believed to make these strains potentially more virulent. CAMRSA has a propensity to cause severe soft tissue infections and pneumonia, especially in young children and young adults. Because close contact is required for transmission, outbreaks have been seen in sorts teams, correction facilities, and among family members. Other people at risk for CAMRSA are injection drug users and the homeless. CAMRSA is usually susceptible to clindamycin, doxycycline, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
