Comparison of Community- and Health Care–Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Timothy S. Naimi;Kathleen H. LeDell;Kathryn Como-Sabetti;Stephanie M. Borchardt;David J. Boxrud;Jerome Etienne;Susan K. Johnson;Francois Vandenesch;Scott Fridkin;Carol O'Boyle;Richard N. Danila;Ruth Lynfield;
JAMA2003Vol. 290pp. 2976-2984
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Abstract
Context Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has traditionally been considered a health care–associated pathogen in patients with established risk factors. However, MRSA has emerged in patients without established risk factors (community-associated MRSA). Objective To characterize epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of community-associated MRSA cases compared with health care–associated MRSA cases. Design, Setting,...