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. 2018 Oct 12;10:1489–1501. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S160595

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Distribution of CA-MRSA definitions across years, stratified by settings.

Notes: Clinical definition refers to identification of CA-MRSA through different clinical symptoms or diseases manifested in the population. Molecular definition refers to identification of CA-MRSA through the molecular structure or/and antimicrobial susceptibilities of CA-MRSA. Epidemiological definition refers to MRSA diagnosed in the community or within a specific time period during hospital admission, with or without the presence of certain health care risk factors. Details of each included study are given in Appendix VIII.

Abbreviation: CA-MRSA, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.