1. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and healthcare risk factors.
- Author
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Klevens, R Monina, Klevens, R Monina, Morrison, Melissa A, Fridkin, Scott K, Reingold, Arthur, Petit, Susan, Gershman, Ken, Ray, Susan, Harrison, Lee H, Lynfield, Ruth, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Townes, John M, Craig, Allen S, Fosheim, Gregory, McDougal, Linda K, Tenover, Fred C, Active Bacterial Core Surveillance of the Emerging Infections Program Network, Klevens, R Monina, Klevens, R Monina, Morrison, Melissa A, Fridkin, Scott K, Reingold, Arthur, Petit, Susan, Gershman, Ken, Ray, Susan, Harrison, Lee H, Lynfield, Ruth, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Townes, John M, Craig, Allen S, Fosheim, Gregory, McDougal, Linda K, Tenover, Fred C, and Active Bacterial Core Surveillance of the Emerging Infections Program Network
- Abstract
To determine frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections caused by strains typically associated with community-acquired infections (USA300) among persons with healthcare-related risk factors (HRFs), we evaluated surveillance data. Of patients with HRFs, 18%-28% had a "community-associated" strain, primarily USA300; of patients without HRFs, 26% had a "healthcare-associated" strain, typically USA100.
- Published
- 2006