Risk factors for non-invasive (skin and soft tissue) and invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections among children and adults living in southeastern USA: a retrospective cohort study

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise individual and area-level risks associated with invasive or skin and soft tissue (SSTIs) Staphylococcus aureus infections comparing methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) with methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA); and highlight differences between children and adults.

Setting

A population-based study from 21 reporting laboratories located in Georgia Health District 3 (HD3), an eight-county catchment area around metro Atlanta.

Participants

A case is a resident of HD3 from whom S. aureus had been isolated in 2017.

Primary outcome

Culture-confirmed S. aureus infections, classified as skin and soft tissue (proxy for non-invasive) or invasive, by methicillin-sensitivity status.

Results

The incidence of SSTIs was 19.7/100 0

SUBMITTER: Portela G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362831 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature