Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a community strain

J H T Wagenvoort; M Kepers-Rietrae

doi:10.2807/esm.02.12.00175-en

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a community strain
J H T Wagenvoort¹ , M Kepers-Rietrae¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Regional Public Health Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology and Department of Hospital Hygiene, De Wever Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Wagenvoort J H T, Kepers-Rietrae M. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a community strain. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(12):pii=175. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.12.00175-en

Abstract

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become particularly well known in association with hospital acquired infections but is also known to have infected people in the community. We define cases of community acquired MRSA infection as the