Multiple cases of familial transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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| Authors: | Huijsdens X W van Santen-Verheuvel M G Spalburg E Heck M E O C Pluister G N Eijkelkamp B A de Neeling A J Wannet W J B |
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| Affiliation: | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Xander.Huijsdens@rivm.nl |
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| Abstract: | The worldwide emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) can have severe public health implications. Familial transmissions of CA-MRSA in The Netherlands were investigated. Among the families studied, two clusters of CA-MRSA could be identified. This report demonstrates that family members can serve as reservoirs of CA-MRSA which may become a serious problem in containing the spread of MRSA. |
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