Shift in Staphylococcus aureus clone linked to an infected tattoo.
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.
Stemper
Mary E
ME
Marshfield Laboratories, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA.
Brady
Jennifer M
JM
Qutaishat
Salah S
SS
Borlaug
Gwen
G
Reed
James
J
Reed
Kurt D
KD
Shukla
Sanjay K
SK
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents