Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Genotype as a Major Cause of Health Care--Associated Blood Stream Infections

Seybold, Ulrich; V. Kourbatova, Ekaterina; G. Johnson, Jeremiah; J. Halvosa, S.; F. Wang, Y.; D. King, Mark; M. Ray, Susan; M. Blumberg, H.

doi:10.1086/499815

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Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Genotype as a Major Cause of Health Care--Associated Blood Stream Infections

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Feb 1, 2006

Authors:

Ulrich Seybold

Ekaterina V. Kourbatova

Jeremiah G. Johnson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whether community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genotypes (e.g., USA300) are a major cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and health care-associated infections has been poorly defined. METHODS: Consecutive MRSA isolates recovered from patients with BSIs ...

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Medicine

Staphylococcus aureus

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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