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Article: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an adult military beneficiary population lacking risk factors: Susceptibility to orally available agents
- Article from:
- Military Medicine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Feb 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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To determine the unique susceptibility of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a function of the presence or absence of risk factors in a military beneficiary population, we reviewed all MRSA cases between 1994 and 1997 in a military medical center. Of 67 cases, 24 were community acquired, 9 of whom lacked risk factors for MRSA infection, and 43 cases were nosocomial. Among isolates from patients without risk factors, seven (77.8%) were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, eight (88.9%) to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, eight (88.9%) to erythromycin, eight (88.9%) to tetracycline, and nine (100.0%) to clindamycin. These rates were markedly higher than those seen ...