Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the Texas prison system.

Jacques Baillargeon; Michael F. Kelley; Charles T. Leach; Gwen Baillargeon; Brad H. Pollock

doi:10.1086/383146

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the Texas prison system.

Jacques Baillargeon, Michael F. Kelley, Charles T. Leach, Gwen Baillargeon, Brad H. Pollock

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Abstract

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 of diseases causing immunosuppression. The present study of 299,179 Texas inmates who were incarcerated between 1999-2001 indicated an incidence of 12 MRSA infections/1000 person-years. Inmates with circulatory disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, end-stage liver disease, end-stage renal disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and skin diseases all exhibited elevated rates of MRSA infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e92-95
Journal	Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Volume	38
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/383146
State	Published - May 1 2004
Externally published	Yes

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