Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in bone and joint infections: development of rifampicin resistance.

Despite this, one constant remains. At the core of medical professionalism is the social contract granting a privilege to provide services, underpinned by expert knowledge and skills, ethical conduct and self-regulation. However, professionalism is also a personal thing, and nothing tests a doctor’s professionalism more than the tension between self-interest and the patient’s best interests — in short, altruism.