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Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in adults

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in adults
Health care exposures during the prior 12 months:
  • Recent hospitalization
  • Residence in a long-term care facility
  • Recent surgery
  • Hemodialysis
Patient-specific risk factors:
  • Known MRSA colonization or past infection with MRSA
  • Recent close contact with a person colonized or infected with MRSA
  • HIV infection
  • Injection drug use
  • Men who have sex with men
  • Antibiotic use within prior 6 months
Environmental exposures associated with outbreaks of MRSA skin abscesses*:
  • Incarceration or working as prison guard
  • Military service
  • Attending schools or living in communities with high colonization rates
  • Living in crowded conditions
  • Attending or working in childcare centers
  • Playing contact sports or sharing sporting equipment
  • Sharing needles, razors, or other sharp objects

MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

* These exposures are generally not associated with other types of MRSA infections, including cellulitis without abscess.
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