Cited by 88Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisInfection Control in Healthcare

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in the Texas Prison System

Baillargeon, J., Kelley, M. F., Leach, C. T., Baillargeon, G., Pollock, B. H.·2004·Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Recent reports indicate that correctional facility inmates may be at elevated risk for contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection because of overcrowding, poor hygiene, and high rates of diseases causing immunosuppression. The present study of 299,179 Texas inmates who were incarcerated between 1999-2001 indicated an incidence of 12 MRSA infections/1000 person-years. Inmates with circulatory disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, end-stage liver disease, end-stage renal disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and skin diseases all exhibited elevated rates of MRSA infection.

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Authors
Baillargeon, J., Kelley, M. F., Leach, C. T., Baillargeon, G., & Pollock, B. H.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Venue
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Published
2004-05-01
Volume
38
Issue
9
Pages
e92-e95
ISSN
  • 1058-4838 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-6591
OpenAlex
W1972553939
Cited by
88
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI
7.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infection Control in Healthcare
Keywords
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA infection, prisoners, prisons, infection incidence, comorbidities, immunosuppression, HIV infection, diabetes mellitus, end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver disease, skin diseases, Texas prisons
MeSH terms
Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Prisoners, Prisons, Risk Factors, Staphylococcal Infections, Staphylococcus aureus, Texas, Methicillin Resistance

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