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Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in New York State prisons.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Sept 2007
Lowy Franklin D, Aiello Allison E, Bhat Meera, Johnson-Lawrence Vicki D, Lee Mei-Ho, Burrell Earl, Wright Lester N, Vasquez Glenny, Larson Elaine L
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly responsible for staphylococcal outbreaks in prison. There is limited information on the source of the outbreak strains, risk factors for infection, and transmission of these strains within a prison. We conducted a survey to determine the prevalence of nasal colonization with S. aureus in 2 New York State prisons. S. aureus isolates from clinical cultures...
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