MRSA USA300 at Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2000–2006

MRSA USA300 at Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2000–2006

To determine whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 commonly caused infections among Alaska Natives, we examined clinical MRSA isolates from the Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, during 2000–2006. Among Anchorage-region residents, USA300 was a minor constituent amon...

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Main Authors: Michael Z. David, Karen M. Rudolph, Thomas W. Hennessy, Diana L. Zychowski, Karthik Asthi, Susan Boyle-Vavra, Robert S. Daum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MRSA
Staphylococcus aureus
methicillin-resistant S. aureus
staphylococci
skin and soft tissue infections
Alaska
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-0746_article
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Summary:To determine whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 commonly caused infections among Alaska Natives, we examined clinical MRSA isolates from the Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, during 2000–2006. Among Anchorage-region residents, USA300 was a minor constituent among MRSA isolates in 2000–2003 (11/68, 16%); by 2006, USA300 was the exclusive genotype identified (10/10).
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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