Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Perspective for Canadian Health Care Practitioners

• Michelle Barton,
• Michael Hawkes,
• Dorothy Moore,
• John Conly,
• Lindsay Nicolle,
• Upton Allen,
• Nora Boyd,
• Joanne Embree,
• Liz Van Horne,
• Nicole Le Saux,
• Susan Richardson,
• Aideen Moore,
• Dat Tran,
• Valerie Waters,
• Mary Vearncombe,
• Kevin Katz,
• J Scott Weese,
• John Embil,
• Marianna Ofner-Agostini,
• E Lee Ford-Jones,
• The Writing Group of the Expert Panel of Canadian Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention and Control, and Public Health Specialists

Affiliations

Michelle Barton

Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael Hawkes

Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dorothy Moore

Division of Infectious Diseases, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

John Conly

Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Calgary Health Region and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lindsay Nicolle

Sections of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, and Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Upton Allen

Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nora Boyd

Bluewater Health, Sarnia, Canada

Joanne Embree

Sections of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, and Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Liz Van Horne

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Canada

Nicole Le Saux

Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Susan Richardson

Department of Laboratory Medicine Infection Prevention and Control, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Aideen Moore

Division of and Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dat Tran

Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Valerie Waters

Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mary Vearncombe

Department of Microbiology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Canada

Kevin Katz

North York General Hospital and Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care —Strategic Planning and Implementation Branch, Toronto, Canada

J Scott Weese

Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

John Embil

Sections of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, and Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Marianna Ofner-Agostini

Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

E Lee Ford-Jones

Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Writing Group of the Expert Panel of Canadian Infectious Disease, Infection Prevention and Control, and Public Health Specialists