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- Title
Methamphetamine use and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections.
- Authors
Cohen, Adam L.; Shuler, Carrie; McAllister, Sigrid; Fosheim, Gregory E.; Brown, Michael G.; Abercrombie, Debra; Anderson, Karen; McDougal, Linda K.; Drenzek, Cherie; Arnold, Katie; Jernigan, Daniel; Gorwitz, Rachel
- Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and methamphetamine use are emerging public health problems. We conducted a case-control investigation to determine risk factors for MRSA skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in residents of a largely rural southeastern community in the United States. Case-patients were persons >12 years old who had culturable SSTIs; controls had no SSTIs. Of 119 SSTIs identified, 81 (68.1%) were caused by MRSA. Methamphetamine use was reported in 9.9% of case-patients and 1.8% of controls. After we adjusted for age, sex, and race, patients with MRSA SSTIs were more likely than controls to have recently used methamphetamine (odds ratio 5.10, 95% confidence interval 1.55-16.79). MRSA caused most SSTIs in this population. Transmission of MRSA may be occurring among methamphetamine users in this community.
- Subjects
UNITED States; METHICILLIN resistance; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; METHAMPHETAMINE; PUBLIC health; TISSUES
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 11, p1707
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1311.070148