Modeling the Invasion of Community‐Acquired Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusinto Hospitals | Zendy

Erika M. C. D’Agata | Zendy; Glenn F. Webb | Zendy; Mary Ann Horn | Zendy; Robert C. Moellering | Zendy; Shigui Ruan | Zendy

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Modeling the Invasion of Community‐Acquired Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusinto Hospitals

Author(s) -

Erika M. C. D’Agata,

Glenn F. Webb,

Mary Ann Horn,

Robert C. Moellering,

Shigui Ruan

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/595844

Subject(s) - medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , hygiene , intensive care medicine , population , staphylococcal infections , infection control , emergency medicine , environmental health , pathology , bacteria , biology , genetics

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has traditionally been associated with infections in hospitals. Recently, a new strain of MRSA has emerged and rapidly spread in the community, causing serious infections among young, healthy individuals. Preliminary reports imply that a particular clone (USA300) of a community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) strain is infiltrating hospitals and replacing the traditional hospital-acquired MRSA strains. If true, this event would have serious consequences, because CA-MRSA infections in hospitals would occur among a more debilitated, older patient population.

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