High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada

Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus infections in 3 northern remote communities of Saskatchewan was undertaken. Rates of methicillin-resistant infections were extremely high (146–482/10,000 population), and most (98.2%) were caused by USA400 strains. Although USA400 prevalence has diminished in th...

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Autores principales: Golding, George R., Levett, Paul N., McDonald, Ryan R., Irvine, James, Quinn, Brian, Nsungu, Mandiangu, Woods, Shirley, Khan, Mohammad, Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Mulvey, Michael R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470471
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.100482
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Sumario:Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus infections in 3 northern remote communities of Saskatchewan was undertaken. Rates of methicillin-resistant infections were extremely high (146–482/10,000 population), and most (98.2%) were caused by USA400 strains. Although USA400 prevalence has diminished in the United States, this strain is continuing to predominate throughout many northern communities in Canada.

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