Methamphetamine Use and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections

Cohen, Adam L.; Shuler, Carrie; McAllister, Sigrid; Fosheim, Gregory E.; Brown, Michael G.; Abercrombie, Debra; Anderson, Karen; McDougal, Linda K.; Drenzek, Cherie; Arnold, Katie; Jernigan, Daniel; Gorwitz, Rachel

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Methamphetamine Use and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections

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Nov 2007
By Cohen, Adam L. ; Shuler, Carrie ; McAllister, Sigrid ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Cohen, Adam L. ; Shuler, Carrie ; McAllister, Sigrid ; Fosheim, Gregory E. ; Brown, Michael G. ; Abercrombie, Debra ; Anderson, Karen ; McDougal, Linda K. ; Drenzek, Cherie ; Arnold, Katie ; Jernigan, Daniel ; Gorwitz, Rachel
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and methamphetamine use are emerging public health problems. We conducted a case-control investigation to determine risk factors for MRSA skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in residents of a largely rural southeastern community in the United States. Case-patients were persons >12 years old who had culturable SSTIs; controls had no SSTIs. Of 119 SSTIs identified, 81 (68.1%) were caused by MRSA. Methamphetamine use was reported in 9.9% of case-patients and 1.8% of controls. After we adjusted for age, sex, and race, patients with MRSA SSTIs were more likely than controls to have recently used methamphetamine (odds ratio 5.10, 95% confidence interval 1.55-16.79). MRSA caused most SSTIs in this population. Transmission of MRSA may be occurring among methamphetamine users in this community.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Amphetamine-Related Disorders Animals Case-Control Studies Community-Acquired Infections Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Female Humans Male Methamphetamine Methicillin Resistance Middle Aged Population Surveillance Prospective Studies Research Soft Tissue Infections Staphylococcal Skin Infections
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1707-1713.
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Journal Article
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Georgia
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North America
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13
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11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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