Antibiotic-resistant skin infections spreading among gay men, also in prisons.
An outbreak of staphylococcus skin infection, causing large boils that are difficult to treat because these bacteria are resistant to many antibiotics, has spread recently among gay men in some cities, and also in certain prisons. In the past this infection occurred mainly in hospitals.
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D004351:Drug Resistance; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification