Conjunctivitis associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a long-term-care facility.

Purpose: To determine the clinical characteristics of conjunctivitis associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a long-term-care facility.

Patients And Methods: We followed 20 episodes of MRSA-associated conjunctivitis in 19 patients occurring over a three-year period in a 432-bed long-term-care facility.

Results: The clinical picture was that of a purulent conjunctivitis from which MRSA was isolated on culture.