title: The rise and fall of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in HIV patients.
abstract: We evaluated the annual and weighted incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections by specific risk factors in a prospective cohort of HIV patients. We found 228 infections in 167 patients from 2002 to 2009. Higher rates were seen in men who have sex with men and intravenous drug users, patients with lower CD4 cell counts, patients not on antiretrovirals and younger patients. The annual incidence peaked in 2007 and has decreased since.
authors.affiliation: Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1670 Clairmont Rd., Decatur, GA 30033, USA. ahidron@emory.edu
authors.forename: Alicia I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Hidron
authors.forename: Abeer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moanna
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rimland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology