1.An Outbreak of Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Subtype USA300 at an International School in Singapore.
Dixon GRANT ; Tse Hsien KOH ; Yen Ee TAN ; Li Yang HSU ; Asok KURUP ; Shelly K DONAHUE ; Janelle MANN ; Dale FISHER
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2013;42(11):575-578
Community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) subtype USA300 remains relatively well confined within North American shores. Between August and November 2010, a large international school in Singapore recorded 27 skin and soft tissue infections, 8 of which were confirmed USA 300. This study reports the outbreak investigation and the interventions instituted.
Community-Acquired Infections
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Disease Outbreaks
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Humans
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Methicillin
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Singapore
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Staphylococcal Infections
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epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections