Recurring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a football team
DM Nguyen, L Mascola, E Bancroft - Emergency Medicine News, 2005 - journals.lww.com
An outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) occurred in a college football team from August to
September 2003. Eleven players were identified, and boils were the most common
sign.Linemen had the highest attack rate (18%). Among 99 players (93% of team) with
cultured specimens, eight (8%) had positive MRSA nasal cultures. All available case-
players' MRSA isolates characterized had the community-associated pulsed-field type …
skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) occurred in a college football team from August to
September 2003. Eleven players were identified, and boils were the most common
sign.Linemen had the highest attack rate (18%). Among 99 players (93% of team) with
cultured specimens, eight (8%) had positive MRSA nasal cultures. All available case-
players' MRSA isolates characterized had the community-associated pulsed-field type …