Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in French Athletes at Risk of CA-MRSA Infection: a Prospective, Cross-sectional Study

Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in French Athletes at Risk of CA-MRSA Infection: a Prospective, Cross-sectional Study

Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a leading cause of infectious diseases in sports teams. In recent decades, community-associated SA (CA-SA) strains have emerged worldwide and have been responsible for outbreaks in sports teams. There are very few data on the prevalence of these stra...

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Main Authors: E. Couvé-Deacon, D. Postil, O. Barraud, C. Duchiron, D. Chainier, A. Labrunie, N. Pestourie, P.M. Preux, B. François, M.C. Ploy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Sports Medicine - Open
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Community associated
Panton Valentine leukocidin
Nasal carriage
Throat carriage
Sports team
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-017-0094-z

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