Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Canoe Camp
Year: 2006
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We investigated a cluster of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among persons at a wilderness canoe camp. Isolates from the investigation had identical profiles for susceptibility, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and toxins. Participants in activities that involve skin injury, person-to-person contact, and inadequate hygiene are at increased risk for methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Kathryn Como-Sabetti, Kathleen Harriman, Billie Juni, Amy Westbrook, Elizabeth Cebelinski, David Boxrud, Ruth Lynfield
Institution: Minnesota Department of Health
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
OpenAlex ID: W2036406962