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The Intersecting Epidemics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Incarceration

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has had a significant impact on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and incarcerated individuals. We examined electronic medical surveillance data from 2006 to 2011 and observed that even in a population of currently or recently incarcerated individuals, HIV status was a significant risk factor for MRSA infections and Hispanic ethnicity was protective.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv148

Authors: Kyle J. Popovich, Chad Zawitz, Robert A. Weinstein, Amanda E. Grasso, Anna L. Hotton, Bala Hota

Institutions: Rush University Medical Center, Cook County Health and Hospitals System

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,053