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. 1998 Feb;19(2):106-7.
doi: 10.1086/647775.

True community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

J Akram, A E Glatt

True community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

J Akram et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Feb.

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) recently has been reported as an outpatient pathogen. We assessed this and found our institution's frequency quite low. Only 16 patients (4%) had true community-acquired MRSA bacteremia. Ten had no recorded previous hospitalization; twelve (75%) had significant underlying medical problems. Substance abuse and prior outpatient antibiotic use were not identified as major risks for community-acquired MRSA bacteremia.

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