Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community: A hospital-based study

Authors
Goetz, A Posey, K Fleming, J Jacobs, S Boody, L Wagener, MM Muder, RR
Citation
A. Goetz et al., Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community: A hospital-based study, INFECT CONT, 20(10), 1999, pp. 689-691
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health
Journal title
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0899823X → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
689 - 691
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(199910)20:10<689:MSAITC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
To determine the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients presenting for hospitalization and to assess risk fac tors for MRSA carriage, we conducted a study for 13 months at five Pittsbur gh-area hospitals. Of 504 S aureus identified, 125 (25%) were MRSA. Indepen dent risk factors for MRSA included organ transplantation, employment in a healthcare facility, pressure sores, tube feeding, and hospitalization with in the preceding year (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:689-691).