Shedding of <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>and methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>from adult and pediatric bathers in marine waters

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>including methicillin resistant <it>S. aureus</it>, MRSA, are human colonizing bacteria that commonly cause opportunistic infections primarily involving the skin in otherwise hea...

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Main Authors: Sinigalliano Christopher D, Kish Jonathan, Elmir Samir M, Shibata Tomoyuki, Garza Anna C, Plano Lisa RW, Gidley Maribeth L, Miller Gary, Withum Kelly, Fleming Lora E, Solo-Gabriele Helena M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/5