title: Risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men.
abstract: We investigated community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) skin infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. We performed a matched case-control study of 35 case patients and 76 control subjects. CA-MRSA skin infections were associated with high-risk sex and drug-using behaviors and with environmental exposures but not with immune status.
authors.affiliation: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. nlee@ladhs.org
authors.forename: Nolan E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Melanie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bancroft
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ruane
authors.forename: Margie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data