Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance

BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is traditionally high in remote areas of Canada with large Aboriginal populations. Northwestern Ontario is home to 28,000 First Nations people in more than 30 remote communities; rates of CA-MRSA...

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Main Authors:	Jill Muileboom, Marsha Hamilton, Karen Parent, Donna Makahnouk, Michael Kirlew, Raphael Saginur, Freda Lam, Len Kelly
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:	Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/169409

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spelling	doaj-dde271c185a74b81ae242146f5a8788b2021-07-02T09:43:21ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-01242e42e4410.1155/2013/169409Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic ResistanceJill Muileboom0Marsha Hamilton1Karen Parent2Donna Makahnouk3Michael Kirlew4Raphael Saginur5Freda Lam6Len Kelly7Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, CanadaSioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, CanadaSioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, CanadaSioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, CanadaDivision of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPublic Health Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, CanadaBACKGROUND: The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is traditionally high in remote areas of Canada with large Aboriginal populations. Northwestern Ontario is home to 28,000 First Nations people in more than 30 remote communities; rates of CA-MRSA are unknown.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/169409
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spellingShingle	Jill Muileboom Marsha Hamilton Karen Parent Donna Makahnouk Michael Kirlew Raphael Saginur Freda Lam Len Kelly Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
author_facet	Jill Muileboom Marsha Hamilton Karen Parent Donna Makahnouk Michael Kirlew Raphael Saginur Freda Lam Len Kelly
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title	Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance
title_short	Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance
title_full	Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance
title_fullStr	Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance
title_full_unstemmed	Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance
title_sort	community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in northwest ontario: a five-year report of incidence and antibiotic resistance
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
issn	1712-9532
publishDate	2013-01-01
description	BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is traditionally high in remote areas of Canada with large Aboriginal populations. Northwestern Ontario is home to 28,000 First Nations people in more than 30 remote communities; rates of CA-MRSA are unknown.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/169409
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Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance

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