Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Groin and Risk for Clinical Infection among HIV-infected Adults

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Groin and Risk for Clinical Infection among HIV-infected Adults

Data on the interaction between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and clinical infection are limited. During 2007–2008, we enrolled HIV-infected adults in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in a prospective cohort study. Nares and groin swab specimens were cultured for S. aureus at...

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Main Authors: Philip J. Peters, John T. Brooks, Sigrid K. McAllister, Brandi Limbago, H. Ken Lowery, Gregory Fosheim, Jodie L. Guest, Rachel J. Gorwitz, Monique Bethea, Jeffrey Hageman, Rondeen Mindley, Linda K. McDougal, David Rimland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
colonization
viruses
bacteria
Georgia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/4/12-1353_article

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