Illicit Drug Use and Risk for USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections with Bacteremia
Kristen M. Kreisel

, J. Kristie Johnson, O. Colin Stine, Michelle D. Shardell, Eli N. Perencevich, Alan J. Lesse, Fred M. Gordin, Michael W. Climo, and Mary-Claire Roghmann
Author affiliations: Author affiliations: University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (K.M. Kreisel, J.K. Johnson, O.C. Stine, M.D. Shardell, E.N. Perencevich, M.-C. Roghmann); VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore (K.M. Kreisel, E.N. Perencevich, M.-C. Roghmann); VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York, USA (A.J. Lesse); University at Buffalo, Buffalo (A.J. Lesse); Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA (F.M. Gordin); George Washington University, Washington (F.M. Gordin); Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA (M.W. Climo); Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (M.W. Climo)
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Table 2
Infection characteristics for 300 veterans who had Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia at 4 Veterans Affairs medical centers, USA, 2004–2008
Infection characteristic
|
Value
|
Nosocomial infection |
|
Yes |
172 (57) |
No
|
128 (43)
|
Central line at time of infection |
|
Yes |
83 (28) |
No
|
217 (72)
|
Permanent hardware at time of infection |
Yes |
88 (29) |
No
|
212 (71)
|
Source of infection |
|
Primary |
126 (42) |
Secondary
|
174 (58)
|
Infection complicated by endocarditis* |
|
Yes |
38 (13) |
No
|
262 (87)
|
Infection complicated by pneumonia† |
|
Yes |
45 (15) |
No |
255 (85) |
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