High Rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Infection, Northern Canada

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Golding, George R. ; Levett, Paul N. ; McDonald, Ryan R. ; Irvine, James ; Quinn, Brian ; Nsungu, Mandiangu ; Woods, Shirley ; Khan, Mohammad ; Ofner-Agostini, Marianna ; Mulvey, Michael R.
• Corporate Authors:
  Northern Antibiotic Resistance Partnership
• Description:
  Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus infections in 3 northern remote communities of Saskatchewan was undertaken. Rates of methicillin-resistant infections were extremely high (146-482/10,000 population), and most (98.2%) were caused by USA400 strains. Although USA400 prevalence has diminished in the United States, this strain is continuing to predominate throughout many northern communities in Canada.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Factors Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Middle Aged Prevalence Staphylococcal Infections Young Adult

  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(4):722-725.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada
• Place as Subject:
  Saskatchewan, Canada
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ec1e07b5d38e37c5d8b5a8c44fa0609fbaa0e3af5432f7b465e3a044bf10591b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24296/cdc_24296_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 216.62 KB ]