High Burden of Staphylococcus aureus Among Native American Individuals on the White Mountain Apache Tribal Lands
Author(s) -
Catherine G. Sutcliffe,
Lindsay R. Grant,
Angelina Reid,
Grace Douglass,
Laura B. Brown,
Kamellia Kellywood,
Robert Weatherholtz,
Robin Hubler,
Alvaro Quintana,
Ryan M Close,
James McAuley,
Mathuram Santosham,
Katherine L. O’Brien,
Laura L. Hammitt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa061
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , incidence (geometry) , population , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal infections , colonization , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , genetics , bacteria , optics
This community has a disproportionately high burden of invasive methicillin-resistant compared with the general US population. Interventions are urgently needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with these infections.
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