| Literature DB >> 16586378 |
Timothy F Jones1, C Buddy Creech, Paul Erwin, Susan G Baird, Amy M Woron, William Schaffner.
Abstract
Outbreaks of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection within families are unusual. We investigated 2 family clusters of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, including 1 in which a young mother died of fulminant pneumonia. Although surveillance via culture of family contacts of patients with invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is not currently recommended, such clusters should stimulate reevaluation of preventive measures.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16586378 DOI: 10.1086/503265
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079