title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the Texas prison system.
abstract: Recent reports indicate that correctional facility inmates may be at elevated risk for contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection because of overcrowding, poor hygiene, and high rates of diseases causing immunosuppression. The present study of 299,179 Texas inmates who were incarcerated between 1999-2001 indicated an incidence of 12 MRSA infections/1000 person-years. Inmates with circulatory disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, end-stage liver disease, end-stage renal disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and skin diseases all exhibited elevated rates of MRSA infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78284-7802, USA. baillargeon@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baillargeon
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Charles T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baillargeon
authors.forename: Brad H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents