Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in the Texas Prison System

作者: J. Baillargeon , M. F. Kelley , C. T. Leach , G. Baillargeon , B. H. Pollock

DOI: 10.1086/383146

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摘要: Recent reports indicate that correctional facility inmates may be at elevated risk for contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection because of overcrowding, poor hygiene, and high rates diseases causing immunosuppression. The present study 299,179 Texas who were incarcerated between 1999-2001 indicated an incidence 12 MRSA infections/1000 person-years. Inmates with circulatory disease, cardiovascular diabetes, end-stage liver renal human immunodeficiency virus or acquired syndrome, skin all exhibited infection.

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