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Courtney R Murphy1, Lyndsey O Hudson, Brian G Spratt, Victor Quan, Diane Kim, Ellena Peterson, Grace Tan, Kaye Evans, Hildy Meyers, Michele Cheung, Bruce Y Lee, Dana B Mukamel, Mark C Enright, Matthew Whealon, Susan S Huang.
Abstract
We assessed characteristics associated with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) carriage among residents of 22 nursing homes. Of MRSA-positive swabs, 25% (208/824) were positive for CA-MRSA. Median facility CA-MRSA percentage was 22% (range, 0%-44%). In multivariate models, carriage was associated with age less than 65 years (odds ratio, 1.2; P<.001) and Hispanic ethnicity (odds ratio, 1.2; P=.006). Interventions are needed to target CA-MRSA.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23388372 PMCID: PMC4151251 DOI: 10.1086/669519
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254