Concurrent Epidemics of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection and Bloodstream Infection Due to Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Zendy

Pierre Tattevin | Zendy; Brian S. Schwartz | Zendy; Christopher J. Graber | Zendy; J. Volinski | Zendy; Arti Bhukhen | Zendy; N. H. Vo | Zendy; Dongmin Dang | Zendy; T. Phan | Zendy; Li Basuino | Zendy; Françoise PerdreauRemington | Zendy; Henry F. Chambers | Zendy; Binh An Diep | Zendy

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Concurrent Epidemics of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection and Bloodstream Infection Due to Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

Pierre Tattevin,

Brian S. Schwartz,

Christopher J. Graber,

J. Volinski,

Arti Bhukhen,

N. H. Vo,

Dongmin Dang,

T. Phan,

Li Basuino,

Françoise PerdreauRemington,

Henry F. Chambers,

Binh An Diep

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis527

Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal skin infections , genotyping , staphylococcal infections , confidence interval , genotype , biology , biochemistry , genetics , bacteria , gene

Since its emergence in 2000, epidemic spread of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone USA300 has led to a high burden of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in the United States, yet its impact on MRSA bloodstream infections (BSIs) is poorly characterized.

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