Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits

We report an outbreak of 235 community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among military recruits. In this unique environment, the close contact between recruits and the physical demands of training may have contributed to the spread of MRSA. Control measures incl...

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Autores principales: Zinderman, Craig E., Conner, Byron, Malakooti, Mark A., LaMar, James E., Armstrong, Adam, Bohnker, Bruce K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200838
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030604
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author Zinderman, Craig E.
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description We report an outbreak of 235 community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among military recruits. In this unique environment, the close contact between recruits and the physical demands of training may have contributed to the spread of MRSA. Control measures included improved hygiene and aggressive clinical treatment.
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spelling pubmed-33232242012-04-17 Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits Zinderman, Craig E. Conner, Byron Malakooti, Mark A. LaMar, James E. Armstrong, Adam Bohnker, Bruce K. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report an outbreak of 235 community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among military recruits. In this unique environment, the close contact between recruits and the physical demands of training may have contributed to the spread of MRSA. Control measures included improved hygiene and aggressive clinical treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3323224/ /pubmed/15200838 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030604 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Zinderman, Craig E.
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Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits
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title_full Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits
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title_short Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits
title_sort community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among military recruits
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323224/
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