Frequent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Introductions Into an Inner-city Jail: Indications of Community Transmission Networks

BACKGROUND: Jails may facilitate spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in urban areas. We examined MRSA colonization upon entrance to a large urban jail to determine if there are MRSA transmission networks preceding incarceration. METHODS: Males incarcerated in Cook County Jai...

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Published in:Clin Infect Dis
Main Authors: Popovich, Kyle J, Snitkin, Evan S, Zawitz, Chad, Aroutcheva, Alla, Payne, Darjai, Thiede, Stephanie N, Schoeny, Michael, Green, Stefan J, Hayden, Mary K, Hota, Bala, Weinstein, Robert A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7353325/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31425575
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz818
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