title: Predicting high prevalence of community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in nursing homes.
abstract: We assessed characteristics associated with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) carriage among residents of 22 nursing homes. Of MRSA-positive swabs, 25% (208/824) were positive for CA-MRSA. Median facility CA-MRSA percentage was 22% (range, 0%-44%). In multivariate models, carriage was associated with age less than 65 years (odds ratio, 1.2; P<.001) and Hispanic ethnicity (odds ratio, 1.2; P=.006). Interventions are needed to target CA-MRSA.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, California, USA. courtner@uci.edu
authors: Courtney R
authors: CR
authors: Murphy
authors: Lyndsey O
authors: LO
authors: Hudson
authors: Brian G
authors: BG
authors: Spratt
authors: Victor
authors: V
authors: Quan
authors: Diane
authors: D
authors: Kim
authors: Ellena
authors: E
authors: Peterson
authors: Grace
authors: G
authors: Tan
authors: Kaye
authors: K
authors: Evans
authors: Hildy
authors: H
authors: Meyers
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Cheung
authors: Bruce Y
authors: BY
authors: Lee
authors: Dana B
authors: DB
authors: Mukamel
authors: Mark C
authors: MC
authors: Enright
authors: Matthew
authors: M
authors: Whealon
authors: Susan S
authors: SS
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D009735:Nursing Homes; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000382:microbiology
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