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Factors associated with poor outcomes were analyzed using multivariate regression analysis, complemented by penalized regression (LASSO) with stratified cross-validation and sensitivity analyses to mitigate the risk of overestimation given the limited MRSA sample size.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 118 patients were studied, 60.2% male, with a mean age of 41.1 years (\u00b1\u00a0SD 26.1). Recurrence and death occurred in 13.5% and 7.6% of cases, respectively. Diagnostic yielded 145 microorganisms, 61.4% were\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , 24.1% being MRSA and 25.5% multidrug-resistant. Thirty-five MRSA strains belonged to clonal complexes 5, 8, and 30, with a predominance of the ST105-MRSA-II-t2 clone. Deep tissue involvement was associated with an increased likelihood of severe outcomes, with an odds ratio of 13.2 (p\u00a0=\u00a00.036), whereas penalized regression confirmed deep infection as the most stable predictor. MRSA genomic characteristics were not independently correlated with outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>High rates of antimicrobial resistance were observed in cSSTMIs, suggesting the need for empirical coverage, particularly in deep infections that were significantly associated with adverse outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2025.1686160","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T06:30:44Z","timestamp":1763706644000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Hospital-associated MRSA genotypes causing complicated community-onset skin and musculoskeletal infections"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Stef\u00e2nia","family":"Bazanelli Prebianchi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ingrid Nayara Marcelino","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isabelle Caroline Frois Brasil","family":"Tannus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rafael Brull","family":"Tuma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mariana Neri Lucas","family":"Kurihara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mauro Jos\u00e9","family":"Salles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"335","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(06)70491-1","article-title":"Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among US prisoners and military personnel: review and recommendations for future studies","volume":"6","author":"Aiello","year":"2006","journal-title":"Lancet Infect. 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