Clinical and epidemiologic features of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in elderly hospitalized patients.
We describe characteristics of elderly patients with MRSA identified in 37 Canadian hospitals between 1995 and 2002. Of these inpatients, 6,613 (66%) were older than 65 years. They were more likely than younger patients to have been colonized without infection and to have had MRSA isolated from urine or the perineum. The epidemiology and clinical features of these patients is distinct from that of younger patients.
Simor
Andrew E
AE
Department of Microbiology, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. andrew.simor@sw.ca
Ofner-Agostini
Marianna
M
Paton
Shirley
S
McGeer
Allison
A
Loeb
Mark
M
Bryce
Elizabeth
E
Mulvey
Michael
M
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*