TY - JOUR AU - Kim, Marina W. AU - Greenfield, Ben K. AU - Snyder, Robert E. AU - Steinmaus, Craig M. AU - Riley, Lee W. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/21 TI - The association between community-associated Staphylococcus aureus colonization and disease: a meta-analysis JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 86 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus is a well-defined risk factor for disease in hospitals, which can range from minor skin infections to severe, systemic diseases. However, the generalizability of this finding has not been thoroughly investigated outside of the hospital environment. We aimed to assess the role of S. aureus colonization as a risk factor for disease in the community. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-2990-3 DO - 10.1186/s12879-018-2990-3 ID - Kim2018 ER -