Methamphetamine Use and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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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• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders
  • Animals
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Community-Acquired Infections
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1707-1713.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10809/cdc_10809_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 261.92 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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