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. 2014 Jul 16;59(9):1302–1311. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu559

Table 1.

Characteristics of Eligible Studies

Study, First Author Publication Year Location Setting Screening Method No.a no. (%)b Dominant Strain Quality Score
Europe
 Oliva [S1] 2013 Italy Outpatient ID clinic N C 68 2 (2.9) NR 5
Outpatient ID clinic N C 63 0 (0.0) NA
 Joore [S2] 2013 Netherlands Outpatient MSM in STI clinic N, T, P C 42 1 (2.38) Spa-type t064 4
 Giuliani [S3] 2010 Italy Outpatient MSM in HIV clinic N C 104 0 (0.0) NA 4
 Seybold [S4] 2009 Germany Outpatient ID clinic N C 100 2 (2.0) NR 5
 Sissolak [S5] 2002 Austria Within 48 h of admission N C 47 0 (0.0) NA 4
 Weinke [S6] 1992 Germany Outpatient and hospitalized N, T C 136 0 (0.0) NA 5
North America (US, Canada)
 Popovich [S7] 2013 Indiana, US Within 72 h of hospitalization N, A, G, P, T, W C 374 76 (20.3) USA300 5
 Farley [S8] 2013 Maryland, US Within 72 h of hospitalization N, A, W C 68 10 (14.7) USA300 4
 Peters [S9] 2013 Georgia, US Outpatient HIV clinic N, G C 600 79 (13.2) USA300 5
 Popovich [S10] 2012 Indiana, US Outpatient HIV clinic N C 458 50 (10.9) USA300 4
 Schechter-Perkins [S11] 2011 Massachusetts, US ED N, G, P, T, W, S C 11 4 (36.4) USA300 5
 Crum-Cianflone [S12] 2011 California, US Outpatient military HIV clinic N, A, G, T, P NR 312 7 (2.2) USA300 (in total) 5
Washington, D.C., US Outpatient military HIV clinic N, A, G, T, P NR 169 10 (5.9)
Texas, US Outpatient military HIV clinic N, A, G, T, P NR 44 4 (9.1)
Virginia, US Outpatient military HIV clinic N, A, G, T, P NR 25 1 (4.0)
 Alexander [S13] 2011 New York, US Dialysis center N C 15 1 (6.67) NR
 Mermel [S14] 2010 Ohio, US Inpatient N C 161 5 (3.1) USA300 (in total) 5
Maryland, US Outpatient N C 494 78 (15.8)
 Madariaga [S15] 2009 Nebraska, US Outpatient HIV clinic N, P C 100 2 (2) NR 4
 Antoniou [S16] 2009 Toronto, Canada Outpatient clinic MSM N, P C 298 4 (1.3) USA300 4
 Shet [S17] 2009 New York, US Outpatient HIV clinic N, A C 107 18 (16.8) USA300 5
 Farley [S18] 2008 Maryland, US Within 24 h from arrest N, W C 30 4 (13.3) NR 4
 Cenizal [S19] 2008 Texas, US Outpatient HIV clinic N, A C 146 15 (10.3) USA300 5
 Hidron [S20] 2005 Georgia, US Within 48 h of hospitalization N C 81 14 (17.3) NR 5
 Miller [S21] 2003 New York, US Community former and current drug users N C 193 8 (4.2) NR 4
 Klein [S22] 1997 New York, US Outpatient dermatology N, A, W C 33 0 (0) NA 4
 Raviglione [S23] 1990 New York, US Within 24 h of hospitalization N C 64 3 (4.7) NR 5
South America
 Reinato [S24] 2013 Brazil Within 24 h of hospitalization N C 169 10 (5.9) NR 5
 Padoveze [S25] 2008 Brazil Outpatient HIV center N C 111 0 (0.0) NA 5
 Padoveze [S26] 2001 Brazil Outpatient HIV center N C 126 48 (38.1) NR 5
Inpatient N C 52 14 (26.9)
Asia
 Chow [S27] 2012 Singapore On hospital admission N, A, G, P, T, W C 914 96 (10.5) NR 5
 Kyaw [S28] 2012 Singapore Outpatient HIV center N, A, G, P, T C 296 15 (5.1) NR 5
 MohdNawi [S29] 2012 Malaysia Outpatient N, A, T C 130 1 (0.8) NR 4
 Chacko [S30] 2009 India Outpatient dermatology center N C 60 8 (13.3) NR 4
 Villacian [S31] 2004 Singapore Outpatient HIV clinic N C 195 6 (3.1) NR 5
 McDonald [S32] 2003 Taiwan Outpatient ID clinic N C 162 9 (5.6) NR 5

The references of eligible studies are provided in the Supplementary Appendix.

Abbreviations: A, axilla; C, culture; ED, emergency department; G, groin; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ID, infectious disease; MSM, men who have sex with men; N, nares; NA, not applicable; NR, not reported; P, perirectal; S, skin (palms of both hands); STI, sexually transmitted infection; T, throat; W, wound.

a Number of patients who were screened for methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization.

b Number of patients who were found to be MRSA colonized.