Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant, Community-Associated, Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clone USA300 in Men Who Have Sex with Men

Abstract

Infection with multidrug-resistant USA300 MRSA is common among men who have sex with men, and multidrug-resistant MRSA infection might be sexually transmitted in this population. Further research is needed to determine whether existing efforts to control epidemics of other sexually transmitted infections can control spread of community-associated, multidrug-resistant MRSA.