title: The Intersecting Epidemics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Incarceration.
abstract: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has had a significant impact on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and incarcerated individuals. We examined electronic medical surveillance data from 2006 to 2011 and observed that even in a population of currently or recently incarcerated individuals, HIV status was a significant risk factor for MRSA infections and Hispanic ethnicity was protective.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center/Cook County Health and Hospitals System.
authors.forename: Kyle J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Popovich
authors.affiliation: Cermak Health Services and Cook County Health and Hospitals System.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zawitz
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center/Cook County Health and Hospitals System.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.affiliation: Cook County Health and Hospitals System , Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Amanda E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.affiliation: Cook County Health and Hospitals System , Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Anna L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hotton
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center/Cook County Health and Hospitals System.
authors.forename: Bala
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hota
keywords: HIV; MRSA; incarceration