Volume 16, Number 2—February 2010
Research
Imported Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Sweden
Mikael Stenhem
, Åke Örtqvist, Håkan Ringberg, Leif Larsson, Barbro Olsson-Liljequist, Sara Hæggman, Mats Kalin, and Karl Ekdahl
, Åke Örtqvist, Håkan Ringberg, Leif Larsson, Barbro Olsson-Liljequist, Sara Hæggman, Mats Kalin, and Karl EkdahlTable 3
Imported cases of MRSA acquisition and disease among children adopted from other countries, Sweden, 2000–2003*
| Country | No. adoptions | No. with MRSA acquisition (no. with MRSA disease) | Risk/1,000 adoptions (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Philippines | 27 | 2 (0) | 74.1 (9.1–242.8) |
| South Korea | 467 | 14 (0) | 30.0 (16.5–49.8) |
| Bulgaria | 91 | 2 (1) | 22.0 (2.7–77.1) |
| Belarus | 174 | 3 (1) | 17.2 (3.6–49.6) |
| Russia | 263 | 4 (0) | 15.2 (4.2–38.5) |
| Ethiopia | 71 | 1 (1) | 14.1 (0.4–76.0) |
| Ukraine | 74 | 1 (0) | 13.5 (0.3–73.0) |
| People’s Republic of China | 1,074 | 7 (3) | 6.5 (2.6–13.4) |
| Colombia | 460 | 3 (0) | 6.5 (1.3–18.9) |
| South Africa | 154 | 1 (0) | 6.5 (0.16–35.6) |
| India | 243 | 1 (0) | 4.1 (0.1–22.7) |
| Vietnam | 328 | 1 (0) | 3.0 (0.1–16.8) |
| Other countries |
743 |
0 |
– |
| Total | 4,169 | 40 (6) | 9.6 (6.9–13.0) |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; CI, confidence interval.
