Staphylococcus aureus Infections in US Veterans, Maryland, USA, 1999–20081

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tracy, LaRee A. ; Furuno, Jon P. ; Harris, Anthony D. ; Singer, Mary ; Langenberg, Patricia ; Roghmann, Mary-Claire
• Description:
  Trends in Staphylococcus aureus infections are not well described. To calculate incidence in overall S. aureus infection and invasive and noninvasive infections according to methicillin susceptibility and location, we conducted a 10-year population-based retrospective cohort study (1999-2008) using patient-level data in the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System. We found 3,674 S. aureus infections: 2,816 (77%) were noninvasive; 2,256 (61%) were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA); 2,517 (69%) were community onset, and 1,157 (31%) were hospital onset. Sixty-one percent of noninvasive infections were skin and soft tissue infections; 1,112 (65%) of these were MRSA. Ten-year averaged incidence per 100,000 veterans was 749 (± 132 SD, range 549-954) overall, 178 (± 41 SD, range 114-259) invasive, and 571 (± 152 SD, range 364-801) noninvasive S. aureus infections. Incidence of all S. aureus infections significantly increased (p<0.001), driven by noninvasive, MRSA, and community-onset infections (p<0.001); incidence of invasive S. aureus infection significantly decreased (p<0.001).
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Anti-Bacterial Agents CME Cohort Studies Community-Acquired Infections Cross Infection Female Humans Incidence Male Methicillin Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Methicillin Resistance Middle Aged Soft Tissue Infections Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcal Skin Infections Veterans Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(3):441-448.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:f1e5ed10dffd6cb773c631117f9c59b1af7718c4358c0f3ed04827e1c4e3d253
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