Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Healthcare Risk Factors

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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.
• Corporate Authors:
  for the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance of the Emerging Infections Program Network
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Community-Acquired Infections Cross Infection Dispatch Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Humans Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Methicillin Resistance Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(12):1991-1993.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:153bdf638aef76058d5bfab84bbe038c44c7f2cbfc32892e9864c1645c89a4cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7930/cdc_7930_DS1.pdf
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