Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified in prison settings in the United States. The present study investigated two clusters of skin and soft tissue infection caused by community-acquired (CA) MRSA in a correctional facility in southern Ontario.
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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| author | Cheryl L Main Padman Jayaratne Allan Haley Candy Rutherford Fiona Smaill David N Fisman |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified in prison settings in the United States. The present study investigated two clusters of skin and soft tissue infection caused by community-acquired (CA) MRSA in a correctional facility in southern Ontario. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5796b95c058a42caadbf1fd0ab46a7762025-08-20T02:05:49ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322005-01-0116634334810.1155/2005/698181Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional FacilityCheryl L Main0Padman Jayaratne1Allan Haley2Candy Rutherford3Fiona Smaill4David N Fisman5Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCity of Hamilton Public Health and Community Services Department, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCity of Hamilton Public Health and Community Services Department, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified in prison settings in the United States. The present study investigated two clusters of skin and soft tissue infection caused by community-acquired (CA) MRSA in a correctional facility in southern Ontario.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/698181 |
| spellingShingle | Cheryl L Main Padman Jayaratne Allan Haley Candy Rutherford Fiona Smaill David N Fisman Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility |
| title_full | Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility |
| title_fullStr | Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility |
| title_short | Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility |
| title_sort | outbreaks of infection caused by community acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in a canadian correctional facility |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/698181 |
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