Table 1.

Prevalence of MRSA colonization in HIV-positive patients

Patient population	No. of HIV-infected patients	Median CD4 count of the cohort	HIV patients colonized with S. aureus, %	HIV patients colonized with MRSA, %	Reference
Outpatienta	100	450	49	2	157
Outpatientb	243	NA	NA	3.8	58
Outpatientc	100	NA	NA	2	158
Outpatientc	146	328	NA	10.3	59
Outpatientc	158	NA	27	4	65
Outpatientc	163	NA	21.5	3.1	159
Outpatientc	195	270	23	3	160
Outpatientc	111	NA	64.6d	0	55
Outpatientc	900	NA	NA	8	79
In/outpatientc	178	NA	NA	34.8	161
Outpatient	162	205	30	6	51
Outpatiente	60	NA	76.7	17.4	162
Outpatientf	107	612	58.9d	16.8d	54
Inpatient	81	NA	NA	17	48
Inpatientg	239	NA	NA	31.4	53

Notes:

^aID clinic;

^bClinic for gay, lesbian and transgender patients;

^cHIV clinic;

^dCumulative prevalence;

^ePatients with HIV infection attending a dermatology clinic;

^fMSM;

^gChildren admitted to a hospital in South Africa with pneumonia.

Abbreviations: MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NA, not available; ER, emergency room.