Risk of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection after Previous Infection or Colonization

摘要: Studies evaluating the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-associated sequelae in colonized or infected inpatients have not extended follow-up into period after discharge from hospital. We determined 18-month MRSA infection among 209 adult patients newly identified as harboring MRSA. Twenty-nine percent (60 patients) developed subsequent infections (90 infections). These were often severe. Twenty-eight (25 90) involved bacteremia, and 56% (50 pneumonia, soft tissue infection, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis. Eighty (48 60) with at a new site, 49% (44 first became manifest Accurate assessment MRSA-associated requires prolonged discharge.