Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection and colonization among hospitalized prisoners. |
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| Authors: | Marc-Oliver Wright Jon P Furuno Richard A Venezia Jennifer K Johnson Harold C Standiford Joan N Hebden Judith Hill David M Hartley Anthony D Harris Eli N Perencevich |
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| Affiliation: | Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Department of Infection Control, Evanston, IL 60201, USA. mwright@enh.org |
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| Abstract: | We assessed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and colonization in hospitalized prisoners. Of 434 admission surveillance cultures, 58 (13%) were positive for MRSA. The sensitivity of admission surveillance cultures of samples from the anterior nares was 72% and increased to 84% when the calculation included cultures of wound samples. Hospitalized prisoners are at high risk for MRSA infection and colonization, and surveillance should include cultures of nares and wound samples. |
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