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. 2006 Oct;27(10):1133-6.
doi: 10.1086/507970. Epub 2006 Aug 31.

Epidemiology of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among healthcare workers in an outpatient clinic

Cecilia P Johnston  1 , Lisa Cooper, William Ruby, Karen C Carroll, Sara E Cosgrove, Trish M Perl
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Epidemiology of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among healthcare workers in an outpatient clinic

Cecilia P Johnston et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

We describe an investigation of soft-tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains in 2 healthcare workers employed in an outpatient clinic for patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Cultures of environmental samples from multiple surfaces in the clinic grew toxin-producing CA-MRSA strains, suggesting fomites may play a role in the transmission of these strains of MRSA.

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