Low prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in adults at a University Hospital in the Central United States

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Suntharam, N
Hacek, D
Peterson, LR
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[1] Northwestern Mem Hosp, Northwestern Prevent Epictr, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[2] Northwestern Mem Hosp, Clin Microbiol Div, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[3] Northwestern Univ, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[4] Northwestern Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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10.1128/JCM.39.4.1669-1671.2001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) is potentially a new emerging pathogen with most strains susceptible to many antimicrobials except for beta -lactam antibiotics. We retrospectively reviewed MRSA isolates during a 20-month study period (January 1998 through August 1999) and investigated those that were clindamycin susceptible. patients were not considered to harbor CA-MRSA if they had been admitted to a hospital within the preceding 2 years or if their isolate had been obtained more than 72 h after admission. There were 2,817 S. aureus isolates, with 1,071 (38%) being MRSA. Of these 1,071 isolates, 161 were clindamycin susceptible; these were recovered from 81 patients. Of these 81 patients, 20 appeared to have community-acquired strains, but only 2 could be confirmed as having CA-MRSA.
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