Comparison of community- and health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Article Abstract:

Cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infection in the community may not have come from hospital patients, according to a study of 1,100 patients with a methicillin-resistant staph infection. Twelve percent of the patients got the infection outside of a hospital or health care setting. They were more likely to have skin and soft tissue staph infections than the hospital patients. Detailed investigation showed that the strain of bacteria in the community-infected patients was different from the strain infecting the hospital patients.

Author: Vandenesch, Francois, Boxrud, David J., Naimi, Timothy S., Etienne, Jerome, Danila, Richard N., Lynfield, Ruth, LeDell, Kathleen H., Como-Sabetti, Kathryn, Borchardt, Stephanie M., Johnson, Susan K., Fridkin, Scott, O'Boyle, Carol
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
Demographic aspects, Staphylococcal infections, Methicillin

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA

Community-Acquired Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Rural American Indian Community

Article Abstract:

Strains of Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant to methicillin may be present in rural communities, according to a study at an mid-west American Indian community. Of 1,125 blood samples taken from patients with a Staphylococcus aureus infection, half the bacterial strains were resistant to methicillin, and 74% of these strains had been transmitted in the community.

Author: Johnson, Sue, Groom, Amy V., Wolsey, Darcy H., Naimi, Timothy S., Smith, Kirk, Boxrud, Dave, Moore, Kristine A., Cheek, James E.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
Diseases, Disease transmission, Staphylococcus aureus, Rural population

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA

Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States

Article Abstract:

The study presents the incidence of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) disease in the U.S. The results show that invasive MSRA infections affect certain populations disproportionately and are no longer restricted to medical settings only.

Author: Harrison, Lee H., Craig, Allen S., Klevens, R. Monina, Zell, Elizabeth R., Fridkin, Scott K., Lynfield, Ruth, Townes, John M., McDougal, Linda K., Fosheim, Gregory E., Carey, Roberta B., Morrison, Melissa A., Nadle, Joelle, Petit, Susan, Gershman, Ken, Ray, Susan, Dumyati, Ghinwa
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
Health aspects, Development and progression, Control, Staphylococcus aureus infections

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA


Subjects list: United States, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Microbial drug resistance
This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.