Global epidemiology of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

JR Mediavilla, L Chen, B Mathema… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - Elsevier
During the 1990s, various reports of community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections appeared in the literature, caused by novel …

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections in Custodial Populations: A Systematic Review

L Haysom, M Cross, R Anastasas, E Moore… - … of Correctional Health …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in prisons can result in serious
morbidity and death. We reviewed rates and risk factors for MRSA infection in custody …

Genomic and Epidemiological Evidence for Community Origins of Hospital-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections

KJ Popovich, ES Snitkin, B Hota… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. We examined whether disparities existed in hospital-onset (HO)
Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (BSIs) and used whole-genome sequencing …

Frequent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Introductions Into an Inner-city Jail: Indications of Community Transmission Networks

KJ Popovich, ES Snitkin, C Zawitz… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Jails may facilitate spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) in urban areas. We examined MRSA colonization upon entrance to a large urban …

Genomic Epidemiology of USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Urban Community

KJ Popovich, E Snitkin, SJ Green… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. In a community, it is unknown what factors account for transmission of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We integrated whole genome …

Detection of epidemic USA300 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by use of a single allele-specific PCR assay targeting a …

SG Chadwick, A Prasad, WL Smith… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the dramatic increase in community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections has become a significant health care …

Prevalence and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonization in individuals entering maximum-security prisons

DV Mukherjee, CTA Herzig, CY Jeon, CJ Lee… - Epidemiology & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
To assess the prevalence and risk factors for colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in
inmates entering two maximum-security prisons in New York State, USA, inmates (N= 830) …

Genomic analysis of community transmission networks for MRSA among females entering a large inner-city jail

KJ Popovich, SN Thiede, C Zawitz… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background It is unclear if there are differences in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) risk between sexes in high-risk populations. Methods Females incarcerated …

Community-and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains: an investigation into household transmission, risk factors, and …

W Ng, A Faheem, A McGeer, AE Simor… - infection control & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
OBJECTIVETo measure transmission frequencies and risk factors for household acquisition
of community-associated and healthcare-associated (HA-) methicillin-resistant …

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among imprisoned males from Brazil without exposure to healthcare: risk factors and molecular characterization

CL Witzel, CM Castelo Branco Fortaleza… - Annals of Clinical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Previous studies report high prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) colonization among imprisoned populations. However, there are no data on …