title: Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the acute care setting: incidence and risk factors.
abstract: Our objective was to assess the incidence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition among patients in acute care wards. For 5 months, patients were screened for MRSA colonization at admission and at discharge. At admission, 6.6% of patients had cultures positive for MRSA, and 3.1% of patients who had tested negative for MRSA on admission had cultures positive for MRSA at discharge. Only the presence of chronic skin breaks at admission was independently associated with MRSA acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rioux
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Armand-Lefevre
authors.forename: Wafaa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guerinot
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andremont
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lucet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents