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Shift in Staphylococcus aureus clone linked to an infected tattoo

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2006) 12(9) 1444-1446
DOI: 10.3201/eid1209.051634
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A retrospective investigation of skin and soft tissue infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains among inmates in a Wisconsin correctional facility suggested a shift in MRSA genotype. Case timeline indicated a displacement of USA400 clone by USA300 clone. The USA300 index case was associated with an infected new tattoo.

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Stemper, M. E., Brady, J. M., Qutaishat, S. S., Borlaug, G., Reed, J., Reed, K. D., & Shukla, S. K. (2006). Shift in Staphylococcus aureus clone linked to an infected tattoo. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12(9), 1444–1446. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1209.051634

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