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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2020

Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Large, Urban, Public Healthcare System in Houston, Texas, 2009-2014.

Vagish Hemmige, Cesar A Arias, Siavash Pasalar, Thomas P Giordano

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vagish HemmigeDivision of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Cesar A AriasDivision of Infectious Diseases and Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genomics, University of Texas Health McGovern Medical School, Houston.
Siavash PasalarHarris Health System, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Thomas P GiordanoSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Center for Innovation · USHarris Health System · USMontefiore Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

The LiaFSR system and antimicrobial peptide resistance in enterococciR01AI134637 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Cesar Augusto Arias · 2018 to 2026
$3.7M
POR Program on Genomic Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance in VREK24AI121296 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI ARIAS, CESAR AUGUSTO · 2016 to 2025
$1.5M
Molecular basis of the cefazolin inoculum effectR21AI143229 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI ARIAS, CESAR AUGUSTO · 2019 to 2020
$442k
NIAID NIH HHS K24 AI121296NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134637NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI143229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSkin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) disproportionately impact patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Recent declines in the incidence of SSTIs have been noted in the non-HIV population. We sought to study the epidemiology and microbiology of SSTIs in a population of 8597 patients followed for HIV primary care in a large, urban county system from January 2009 to December 2014.

methodsSSTIs were identified from the electronic medical record by use of International Classification of Diseases-9 billing codes. Charts were reviewed to confirm each patient's diagnosis of acute SSTI and abstract culture and susceptibility data. We calculated the yearly SSTI incidences using Poisson regression with clustering by patient.

resultsThere were 2202 SSTIs identified. Of 503 (22.8%) cultured SSTIs, 332 (66.0%) recovered Staphylococcus aureus as a pathogen, of which 287/332 (86.4%) featured S. aureus as the sole isolated organism. Among the S. aureus isolates that exhibited antibiotic susceptibilities, 231/331 (69.8%) were methicillin resistant, and the proportion did not change by year. The observed incidence of SSTI was 78.0 per 1000 person-years (95% confidence interval 72.9-83.4) and declined from 96.0 infections per 1000 person-years in 2009 to 56.5 infections per 1000 person-years in 2014 (P < .001). Other significant predictors of SSTI incidences in both univariate as well as multivariate analyses included a low CD4 count, high viral load, and not being a Spanish-speaking Hispanic.

conclusionsSSTIs remain a significant problem in the outpatients living with HIV, although rates of SSTIs appear to have declined by approximately 40% between 2009 and 2014.

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Community-Acquired InfectionsHIV InfectionsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusSoft Tissue InfectionsStaphylococcal Skin InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDelivery of Health CareHIVHumansRisk FactorsStaphylococcus aureusTexasAnti-Bacterial AgentsepidemiologyHIVMRSAskin and soft tissue infection

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PMID31209457
PMCPMC7156777
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