| Literature DB >> 20109256 |
E Lautenbach1, P Tolomeo, I Nachamkin, B Hu, T E Zaoutis.
Abstract
We identified eight consecutive patients who presented with a skin or soft tissue infection due to MRSA. Of seven household members of these cases, three were colonized with MRSA. The mean duration of MRSA colonization in index cases was 33 days (range 14-104), while mean duration of colonization in household cases was 54 days (range 12-95). There was a borderline significant association between having a concurrent colonized household member and a longer duration of colonization (mean 44 days vs. 26 days, P=0.08).Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20109256 PMCID: PMC2847002 DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000099
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epidemiol Infect ISSN: 0950-2688 Impact factor: 2.451