Genomic Characterization of USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to Evaluate Intraclass Transmission and Recurrence of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Among High-Risk Military Trainees

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 461-468

  Millar, Eugene V ^a,b   Rice, Gregory K ^b,c   Elassal, Emad M ^a,b   Schlett, Carey D ^a,b   Bennett, Jason W ^d,e   Redden, Cassie L ^b,c   Mor, Deepika ^a,b   Law, Natasha N ^a,b,f   Tribble, David R ^a   Hamilton, Theron ^c   Ellis, Michael W ^g   Bishop Lilly, Kimberly A ^b,c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^f MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

genomic epidemiology; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); military; skin and soft tissue infection; whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLDIER; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027844812     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix327     Document Type: Article

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