An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are increasingly community acquired. We investigated an outbreak in which a food handler, food specimen, and three ill patrons were culture positive for the same toxin-producing strain of MRSA. This is the first report of an outbreak...
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| author | Timothy F. Jones Molly E. Kellum Susan S. Porter Michael Bell William Schaffner |
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| description | Infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are increasingly community acquired. We investigated an outbreak in which a food handler, food specimen, and three ill patrons were culture positive for the same toxin-producing strain of MRSA. This is the first report of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness caused by community-acquired MRSA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7457379e924a41ef85fd58dcf12cecdc2022-12-21T18:19:28ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592002-01-0181828410.3201/eid0801.010174An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusTimothy F. JonesMolly E. KellumSusan S. PorterMichael BellWilliam SchaffnerInfections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are increasingly community acquired. We investigated an outbreak in which a food handler, food specimen, and three ill patrons were culture positive for the same toxin-producing strain of MRSA. This is the first report of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness caused by community-acquired MRSA.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/1/01-0174_articlefoodbornecommunity-acquiredmethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusUnited States |
| spellingShingle | Timothy F. Jones Molly E. Kellum Susan S. Porter Michael Bell William Schaffner An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Emerging Infectious Diseases foodborne community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus United States |
| title | An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_full | An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_fullStr | An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_short | An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_sort | outbreak of community acquired foodborne illness caused by methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| topic | foodborne community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus United States |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/1/01-0174_article |
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