An Outbreak of Community-Acquired Foodborne Illness Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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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Main Authors: Timothy F. Jones, Molly E. Kellum, Susan S. Porter, Michael Bell, William Schaffner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
foodborne
community-acquired
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/1/01-0174_article

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