MRSA outbreak was controlled with daily hexachlorophene showers and hygiene education.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nguyen, Dao M. ; Mascola, Laurene ; Bancroft, Elizabeth
• Description:
  An outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) occurred in a college football team from August to September 2003. Eleven case-players were identified, and boils were the most common sign. Linemen had the highest attack rate (18%). Among 99 (93% of team) players with cultured specimens, 8 (8%) had positive MRSA nasal cultures. All available case-players' MRSA isolates characterized had the community-associated pulsed-field type USA300. A case-control study found that sharing bars of soap and having preexisting cuts or abrasions were associated with infection. A carrier-control study found that having a locker near a teammate with an SSTI, sharing towels, and living on campus were associated with nasal carriage. Successful outbreak control measures included daily hexachlorophene showers and hygiene education.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic Use Carrier State Case-Control Studies Football Hexachlorophene/therapeutic Use Humans Male Methicillin Resistance Nasal Mucosa/microbiology Recurrence Research Staphylococcal Skin Infections/epidemiology Staphylococcal Skin Infections/prevention & Control Staphylococcus Aureus/drug Effects

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(4):526-532.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f7ca1b98192d92e4eb25b853dd05a1b13d66d6ee46638884ae5226bf90645eb0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7849/cdc_7849_DS1.pdf
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