Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a rural American Indian community
AV Groom, DH Wolsey, TS Naimi, K Smith, S Johnson… - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
ContextUntil recently, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have
been acquired primarily in nosocomial settings. Four recent deaths due to MRSA infection in
previously healthy children in the Midwest suggest that serious MRSA infections can be
acquired in the community in rural as well as urban locations. ObjectivesTo document the
occurrence of community-acquired MRSA infections and evaluate risk factors for community-
acquired MRSA infection compared with methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA) infection …
been acquired primarily in nosocomial settings. Four recent deaths due to MRSA infection in
previously healthy children in the Midwest suggest that serious MRSA infections can be
acquired in the community in rural as well as urban locations. ObjectivesTo document the
occurrence of community-acquired MRSA infections and evaluate risk factors for community-
acquired MRSA infection compared with methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA) infection …