Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates and Healthcare-Associated Infections1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Maree, Cynthia L. ; Daum, Robert S. ; Boyle-Vavra, Susan ; Matayoshi, Kelli ; Miller, Loren G.
• Description:
  We noted a marked increase in healthcare-associated (HA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections caused by isolates phenotypically consistent with community-associated (CA)-MRSA strains. To study this trend, we retrospectively examined all HA-MRSA isolates from patients in our institution during 1999-2004. An isolate was considered an SCCmecIV phenotype if it had antimicrobial drug susceptibilities consistent with typical CA-MRSA isolates. Our phenotypic definition was validated in a limited subset of isolates by SCCmec genotype, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and multilocus sequence typing. Among 352 patients with HA-MRSA isolates, SCCmecIV phenotype increased from 17% in 1999 to 56% in 2003 (p < 0.0001). Antimicrobial drug-susceptibility phenotype and genotype were consistent in 21 (91%) of 23 isolates. In a multivariate model, the SCCmec type IV phenotype was independently associated with wound culture source, later year of collection, and MRSA isolated earlier during hospitalization. In conclusion, MRSA isolates phenotypically similar to CA strains have become the predominant isolates associated with HA-MRSA in our hospital.
• Subjects:
  • Research
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections
  • Cross Infection
  • Female
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):236-242.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K23AI0183/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CCR523379/CC/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States ; R01 CCR923419/CC/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States ; T32 AI07481-09/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16435/cdc_16435_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:7fa7d3937d79ec20ab6ab12d259900c6c192c2259eaf9a95abeceee6c5d3ebdb