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Hospitalization Earlier than 1 Year Prior to Admission as an Additional Risk Factor for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Laura McAllister ,
Robert P. Gaynes ,
David Rimland  and
John E. McGowan Jr
Laura McAllister*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta
Robert P. Gaynes
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta School of Medicine, Atlanta Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
David Rimland
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Atlanta Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
John E. McGowan Jr
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta
*
Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop A7, Atlanta, GA 30341, ([email protected])
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Abstract

Our case-control study sought to identify risk factors for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at hospital admission among patients with no known healthcare-related risk factors. We found that patients whose most recent hospitalization occurred greater than 1 year before their current hospital admission were more likely to have MRSA colonization. In addition, both the time that elapsed since the most recent hospitalization and the duration of that hospitalization affected risk.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , May 2010 , pp. 538 - 540
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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