Evaluation of Methicillin-Resistance Rates among Community-associated Infections in Korean Military Personnel.

To evaluate methicillin-resistance (MR) rates among community-associated (CA) infections in the Korean military, we screened electronic medical records of 223 patients with infection in a military referral hospital from 2012 to 2017. During the study period, MR rates did not change annually, and were not different between officers and conscripted personnel. Among conscripted personnel, MR rates in CA infections did not increase with longer duration of military service, both in trend analysis and multivariate analysis. In conclusion, MR rates among CA infections did not increase during military service in Korea.