Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus at canoe camp

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov;12(11):1759-61. doi: 10.3201/eid1211.060363.

Abstract

We investigated a cluster of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among persons at a wilderness canoe camp. Isolates from the investigation had identical profiles for susceptibility, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and toxins. Participants in activities that involve skin injury, person-to-person contact, and inadequate hygiene are at increased risk for methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification