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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| author | George R. Golding Paul N. Levett Ryan R. McDonald James Irvine Brian Quinn Mandiangu Nsungu Shirley Woods Mohammad Khan Marianna Ofner-Agostini Michael R. Mulvey |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-42c2aed429604e2e8cfbe8015b2456a82022-12-21T19:06:52ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-04-0117472272510.3201/eid1704.100482High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern CanadaGeorge R. GoldingPaul N. LevettRyan R. McDonaldJames IrvineBrian QuinnMandiangu NsunguShirley WoodsMohammad KhanMarianna Ofner-AgostiniMichael R. MulveySurveillance 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-0482_articleMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusstaphylococciMSSAMRSAcommunityCanada |
| spellingShingle | George R. Golding Paul N. Levett Ryan R. McDonald James Irvine Brian Quinn Mandiangu Nsungu Shirley Woods Mohammad Khan Marianna Ofner-Agostini Michael R. Mulvey High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada Emerging Infectious Diseases Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus staphylococci MSSA MRSA community Canada |
| title | High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada |
| title_full | High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada |
| title_fullStr | High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada |
| title_short | High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada |
| title_sort | high rates of staphylococcus aureus usa400 infection northern canada |
| topic | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus staphylococci MSSA MRSA community Canada |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-0482_article |
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