Definition of Community-acquired

• Onset of infection prior to hospital admission and not within 10 days of hospital discharge

Definition of Hospital-acquired

• Onset of infection 48 hours or more after hospital admission or
• Infection present on admission but patient is within 10 days or previous in-patient stay.

Definition of MRSA risk

High risk of MRSA if:

• Previous MRSA infection / colonisation
• Inpatient stay for longer than 7 days in the last six months
• Patient with long term indwelling catheter or central line
• Admitted from a Nursing Home or residential home with long term breaks in the skin e.g. leg ulcer or pressure sore
• Current inpatient for >48 hours

Caution; the antibiotic doses recommended on this website are intended for adult patients with normal renal and liver function unless otherwise stated. Dosing advice for patients with renal impairment is available here.

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