Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population
BACKGROUND: In 2004, an outbreak of the USA300 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was identified in persons with histories of homelessness, illicit drug use or incarceration in the Calgary Health Region (Calgary, Alberta). A prevalence study was conducted to test the hypoth...
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| author | Mark Gilbert Judy MacDonald Marie Louie Dan Gregson Kunyan Zhang Sameer Elsayed Kevin Laupland Diane Nielsen Virginia Wheeler Tara Lye John Conly |
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| description | BACKGROUND: In 2004, an outbreak of the USA300 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was identified in persons with histories of homelessness, illicit drug use or incarceration in the Calgary Health Region (Calgary, Alberta). A prevalence study was conducted to test the hypotheses for factors associated with USA300 colonization or infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-30c666fa86fc412081659461d13b7d7e2025-02-03T05:53:17ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322007-01-0118635736210.1155/2007/597123Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban PopulationMark Gilbert0Judy MacDonald1Marie Louie2Dan Gregson3Kunyan Zhang4Sameer Elsayed5Kevin Laupland6Diane Nielsen7Virginia Wheeler8Tara Lye9John Conly10Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaPathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: In 2004, an outbreak of the USA300 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was identified in persons with histories of homelessness, illicit drug use or incarceration in the Calgary Health Region (Calgary, Alberta). A prevalence study was conducted to test the hypotheses for factors associated with USA300 colonization or infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/597123 |
| spellingShingle | Mark Gilbert Judy MacDonald Marie Louie Dan Gregson Kunyan Zhang Sameer Elsayed Kevin Laupland Diane Nielsen Virginia Wheeler Tara Lye John Conly Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population |
| title_full | Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population |
| title_short | Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population |
| title_sort | prevalence of usa300 colonization or infection and associated variables during an outbreak of community associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in a marginalized urban population |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/597123 |
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