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Alarmingly, MRSA is also showing up in healthy people who have not been hospitalized. This type of MRSA is called community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA. The CDC reports that in 2007, 14% of people with MRSA infections contracted them outside of a health care setting. Studies have shown that rates of CA-MRSA infection are growing fast. One study of children in south Texas found that cases of CA-MRSA had a 14-fold increase between 1999 and 2001. CA-MRSA skin infections have been identified among certain populations that share close quarters or experience more skin-to-skin contact. Examples are team athletes, military recruits, and prison inmates. However, more and more CA-MRSA infections are being seen in the general community, especially in certain geographic regions. CA-MRSA is also infecting much younger people. In a study of Minnesotans published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the average age of people with MRSA in a hospital or health care facility was 68. But the average age of a person with CA-MRSA was only 23.
Further Reading: How is MRSA diagnosed? MRSA: Worse in Community Than Hospital? Small Outbreak of Zyvox-Resistant MRSA MRSA Infections Can Be Flesh Eaters Drug-Resistant Staph Vaccine in Works MRSA: Experts Answer Your Questions MRSA Strain on the Rise in Hospitals See All MRSA Topics Top Picks How Much Do You Know About Wrinkles? Skin and Joint Care for Psoriatic Arthritis How Well Are You Managing Your Eczema? Do You Know How to Get Clear Skin? Psoriasis Treatment Assessment 5 Signs You're Using the Wrong Conditioner
WebMD Medical Reference SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control w eb site. The American Academy of Family Physicians w eb site. Capriotti, T. Dermatology Nursing, Jan. 26, 2004; vol 15: pp 535-538. Johnson, L. Infections in Medicine, 2005; vol 22: pp 16-20. WebMD Feature: "Drug-Resistant Staph Spreads Across U.S."
Reviewed by Norman Levine, MD on April 18, 2012
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