http://www.jaapa.com/gregory-wanner--ms-pa-c/author/417/ Latest articles by Gregory Wanner, MS, PA-C from JAAPA Skin and soft tissue infections are frequently encountered in primary and urgent care settings. Manypatients presenting with such an infection complain of a spider bite. In most cases, the "bite" is actually a cutaneous abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Community-associated methicillin-resistant S aureus (CA-MRSA) has become an increasingly common cause of skin infections and abscesses. http://www.jaapa.com/what-can-i-do-about-mrsa-infections/article/128527/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:36:18 GMT