Community-associated Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusand Healthcare Risk Factors
Open Access
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (12), 1991-1993
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1212.060505
Abstract
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.Keywords
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