Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections: increasing virulence and emerging methicillin resistance in the new millennium

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, and University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA Correspondence to Dennis L. Stevens, PhD, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 500 West Fort Street (Bldg 45), Boise, ID 83702, USA Tel: +1 208 422 1599; fax: +1 208 422 1365; e-mail: [email protected]