Lorena De La Mora, Cristina Pitart, Laura Morata, Ainoa Ugarte, María Martinez-Rebollar, Elisa De Lazzari, Andrea Vergara, Jordi Bosch, Ignasi Roca, Maria Piquet, Ana Rodriguez, Montserrat Laguno, Juan Ambrosioni, Berta Torres, Ana González-Cordón, Alexy Inciarte, Alberto Foncillas, Josep Riera, Irene Fuertes, Iván Chivite, Esteban Martinez, José L Blanco, Alex Soriano, Josep Mallolas
INTRODUCTION: There are no data on community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections in the context of the chemsex phenomenon. This study aimed to characterize CA-MRSA-related infections in a cohort of people living with HIV (PLWH) who engage in chemsex. METHODS: At the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, from February 2018 to January 2022, we analyzed CA-MRSA infections diagnosed in a cohort of PLWH who engage in chemsex. Epidemiological, behavioral and clinical variables were assessed...
July 26, 2023: Infectious Diseases and Therapy