Postpartum Mastitis and Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

This single-center, case-control study documents a relative increase in methicillin resistance among 48 cases of Staphylococcus aureus–associated postpartum mastitis during 1998–2005. Of 21 cases with methicillin resistance, 17 (81%) occurred in 2005. Twenty (95%) isolates contained the Staphylococc...

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Main Authors: Pavani Reddy, Chao Qi, Teresa Zembower, Gary A. Noskin, Maureen Bolon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/06-0989_article