Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia Caused by a Community-Associated PVL-Negative Strain.

In univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses to identify clinical factors associated with infections with ST72-SCC mec IV, end-stage renal disease, prior antibiotic treatment, and agr dysfunction were significantly associated with ST72-SCC mec IV MRSAB ( Supplementary Table 2 ). An association between the osteoarticular infection for primary infection foci and ST72-SCC mec IV MRSAB showed borderline significance ( P = .052).

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