Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in combat support hospitals in three regions of Iraq
| Autor: | D. P. Erwin, G. T. Van Horn, Mohamad A. Chahine, E.-M. A. Co, Mikeljon P. Nikolich, Jerome T. McKay, Xiao-Zhe Huang, Robert A. Bowden, K. H. Jerke, L. R. Hamilton, Luther E. Lindler, Dana M. Cash, Emil Lesho, W. K. Aldous |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
medicine.medical_specialty Genotype Combat support Epidemiology Hospitals Military medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Environmental health Humans Medicine Usa300 clone Iraq War 2003-2011 Cross Infection Molecular Epidemiology business.industry Service member Staphylococcal Infections Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Military personnel Infectious Diseases Carriage Staphylococcus aureus Iraq business |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection. 139:994-997 |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYStaphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infections in deployed service members. Based on a molecular epidemiological study of 182 MRSA isolates from patients in three U.S. Army combat support hospitals in separate regions in Iraq, USA300 clone was the most predominant (80%) pulsotype. This finding suggested that strain carriage from the home country by military personnel is epidemiologically more important than local acquisition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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