Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dutch Soccer Team

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dutch Soccer Team

An outbreak of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurred among members and close contacts of a soccer team. Typing of the isolates showed the outbreak was caused by the well-known European ST80-IV strain. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an outbreak of this...

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Main Authors: Xander Huijsdens, Ans M.C. van Lier, Eric van Kregten, Liesbeth Verhoef, Marga van Santen-Verheuvel, Emile Spalburg, Wim J.B. Wannet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Methicillin resistance
Staphylococcus aureus
community-acquired infections
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
sports
soccer
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/10/06-0387_article

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