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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in combat support hospitals in three regions of Iraq.
- Source :
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Epidemiology and infection [Epidemiol Infect] 2011 Jul; Vol. 139 (7), pp. 994-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Aug 23. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Cross Infection microbiology
Genotype
Humans
Iraq epidemiology
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Molecular Epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Cross Infection epidemiology
Hospitals, Military statistics & numerical data
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus genetics
Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1469-4409
- Volume :
- 139
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Epidemiology and infection
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20727246
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810001950