Methicillin-susceptible, Doxycycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Côte d’Ivoire

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lesens, Olivier ; Haus-Cheymol, Rachel ; Dubrous, Philippe ; Verret, Catherine ; Spiegel, André ; Bonnet, Richard ; Bes, Michèle ; Laurichesse, Henri ; Beytout, Jean ; Etienne, Jerome ; Migliani, René ; Koeck, Jean Louis
• Corporate Authors:
  Working Group on Cutaneous Infections in the Army
• Description:
  We report 2 outbreaks of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, doxycycline-resistant, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections in French soldiers operating in Côte d'Ivoire. In a transssectional survey, nasal carriage of this strain was found in 2.9% of 273 soldiers about to be sent to Côte d'Ivoire and was associated with prior malaria prophylaxis with doxycycline.
• Subjects:
  Abscess Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Carrier State Community-acquired Infections Cote D'Ivoire Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Doxycycline Drug Resistance, Bacterial Female Humans Leukocidins Malaria Male Mass Screening Methicillin Microbial Sensitivity Tests Military Personnel Nasal Carriage Nasal Mucosa Soft Tissue Infections Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcal Skin Infections Staphylococcus Aureus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(3):488-490.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fc7bc361bf6516ce3ac665ba6e359090815c8370ba91ffad9de394daa5c50542
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16420/cdc_16420_DS1.pdf
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