Is the recent emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among participants in competitive sports limited to participants? [3]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 906-907

  Borchardt, Stephanie M ^a,b   Yoder, Jonathan S ^a,b   Dworkin, Mark S ^a,c  

^a Division of Infectious Disease   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOMITES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SPORTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 14944352296     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428354     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Begier EM, Frenette K, Barrett NL, et al. A high-morbidity outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among players on a college football team, facilitated by cosmetic body shaving and turf burns. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39:1446-53.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among competitive sports participants - Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles County, 2000-2003. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2003; 52:793-5.