ArticleEnvironmental research2017
Swine exposure and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection among hospitalized patients with skin and soft tissue infections in Illinois: A ZIP code-level analysis.
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- Socioeconomic status and the risk for colonization or infection with priority bacterial pathogens: a global evidence map.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Exposure to industrial hog and poultry operations and urinary tract infections in North Carolina, USA.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Occurrence of Antibiotic-ResistantInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- iTRAQ®-based quantitative proteomics reveals the proteomic profiling of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-derived extracellular vesicles after exposure to imipenem.Folia microbiologica · 2021Article
- Environmental Influences of High-Density Agricultural Animal Operation on Human Forearm Skin Microflora.Microorganisms · 2020Article
- Genome investigations show host adaptation and transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from pigs into Danish healthcare institutions.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterial pathogen, is a predominant cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in the United States. Swine-production facilities have been recognized as potential environmental reservoirs of MRSA. To better understand how swine production may contribute to MRSA infection, we evaluated the association between MRSA infection among SSTI inpatients and exposure measures derived from national swine inventory data.
methodsBased on adjusted odds ratios from logistic regression models, we evaluated the association between swine exposure metrics and MRSA infections among all Illinois inpatient hospitalizations for SSTI from January 2008 through July 2011. We also assessed if swine exposures had greater association with suspected community-onset MRSA (CO-MRSA) compared to suspected hospital-onset MRSA (HO-MRSA). Exposures were estimated using the Farm Location and Agricultural Production Simulator, generating the number of farms with greater than 1000 swine per residential ZIP code and the residential ZIP code-level swine density (swine/km
resultsFor every increase in 100 swine/km
conclusionsThese publicly-available, ecological exposure data demonstrated positive associations between swine exposure measures and individual-level MRSA infections among SSTI inpatients. Though it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions due to limitations of the data, these findings suggest that the risk of MRSA may increase based on indirect environmental exposure to swine production. Future research can address measurement error related to these data by improving exposure assessment precision, increased specification of MRSA strain, and better characterization of specific environmental exposure pathways.
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