Imported Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Sweden

Imported Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Sweden

Countries such as Sweden that have a low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) offer the opportunity to discern and study transmission of imported cases of MRSA. We analyzed 444 imported cases of MRSA acquisition reported in Sweden during 2000–2003. Risk for MRSA in return...

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Main Authors: Mikael Stenhem, Åke Örtqvist, Håkan Ringberg, Leif Larsson, Barbro Olsson-Liljequist, Sara Hæggman, Mats Kalin, Karl Ekdahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Communicable disease control
community-acquired infections
disease transmission
antimicrobial resistance
molecular epidemiology
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/08-1655_article

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