Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2015 Mar;143(4):749-53.
doi: 10.1017/S0950268814001642.

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infections in outpatients in Taiwan

Y-H Chou  1 , M-S Lee  1 , R-Y Lin  1 , C-Y Wu  1
Affiliations

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infections in outpatients in Taiwan

Y-H Chou et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Information on the risk factors for community-associated skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Asian populations is scarce. To this end we performed a case-control study of patients treated at two hospital-affiliated outpatient clinics in Taiwan to determine potential risk factors for MRSA SSTIs. S. aureus was isolated from 39 of 100 eligible patients, and 74% were MRSA. Apart from resistance to clindamycin and erythromycin, most MRSA isolates were susceptible to appropriate antimicrobials. The significant risk factors identified by multivariate analysis for MRSA SSTIs were male gender (P = 0·09), nasal carriage of MRSA (P = 0·02), exposure to an individual who had surgery within a year before infection (P = 0·02), and antibiotic treatment for SSTI in the year before infection (P = 0·04). The identification of such factors may assist provision of appropriate treatment to patients with suspected S. aureus SSTIs particularly in Taiwan.

Keywords: soft tissue infections.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

None.

References

    1. Ki V, Rotstein C. Bacterial skin and soft tissue infections in adults: a review of their epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and site of care. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology 2008; 19: 173–184. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ray GT, Suaya JA, Baxter R. Incidence, microbiology, and patient characteristics of skin and soft-tissue infections in a U.S. population: a retrospective population-based study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013; 13: 252. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Eady EA, Cove JH. Staphylococcal resistance revisited: community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – an emerging problem for the management of skin and soft tissue infections. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2003; 16: 103–124. - PubMed
    1. Edelsberg J, et al. Trends in US hospital admissions for skin and soft tissue infections. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2009; 15: 1516–1518. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Skiest DJ, et al. Prospective comparison of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitalized patients. Journal of Infection 2007; 54: 427–434. - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms