Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and Risk Factors for Skin Infections, Southwestern Alaska, USA

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and Risk Factors for Skin Infections, Southwestern Alaska, USA

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are common in southwestern Alaska. Outbreak strains have been shown to carry the genes for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). To determine if carriage of PVL-positive CA-MRSA increased the risk for subsequent soft ti...

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Main Authors: A. Michal Stevens, Thomas W. Hennessy, Henry C. Baggett, Dana Bruden, Debbie Parks, Joseph Klejka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Carrier state
skin infections
antimicrobial resistance
bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus
community-acquired infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-0851_article

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