title: An outbreak of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a rugby football team.
abstract: Outbreaks of infection caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus are common in hospitals and nursing homes, but until now none have been reported in the community. This is a report of an outbreak involving five members of a rugby football team.
authors.affiliation: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Stacey
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Endersby
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Marples
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology