TY - JOUR AU - Zilberberg, Marya D. AU - Chaudhari, Paresh AU - Nathanson, Brian H. AU - Campbell, Rebecca S. AU - Emons, Matthew F. AU - Fiske, Suzanne AU - Hays, Harlen D. AU - Shorr, Andrew F. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/07/11 TI - Development and validation of a bedside risk score for MRSA among patients hospitalized with complicated skin and skin structure infections JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 154 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent cause of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). Patients with MRSA require different empiric treatment than those with non-MRSA infections, yet no accurate tools exist to aid in stratifying the risk for a MRSA cSSSI. We sought to develop a simple bedside decision rule to tailor empiric coverage more accurately. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-154 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-12-154 ID - Zilberberg2012 ER -