MRSA USA300 at Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2000–2006

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  David, Michael Z ; Rudolph, Karen M ; Hennessy, Thomas W ; Zychowski, Diana L ; Asthi, Karthik ; Boyle-Vavra, Susan ; Daum, Robert S
• Description:
  To determine whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 commonly caused infections among Alaska Natives, we examined clinical MRSA isolates from the Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, during 2000-2006 Among Anchorage-region residents, USA300 was a minor constituent among MRSA isolates in 2000-2003 (11/68, 16%); by 2006, USA300 was the exclusive genotype identified (10/10)
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Female Genotype Humans Indians, North American Infant Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Methicillin Resistance Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Staphylococcal Infections Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis 18(1):105-108
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1 U01 GM087729-01/B270JA/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; 2R56AI040481-08A1/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R01 A140481-01A1/PHS HHS/United States ; R01 C1000373-01/PHS HHS/United States ; R01 CCR523379/PHS HHS/United States ; R01C1000373-01/PHS HHS/United States
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska
• Location:
  Alaska
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:724f8e63cb0aac027a0cdcf10da686187cc791a5ae92420cadb598a14a876924
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23632/cdc_23632_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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