title: Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a women's collegiate basketball team.
abstract: Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are becoming increasingly frequent, and cutaneous disease with this organism is often seen in otherwise healthy organized sports participants. A case of CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue infection in a female collegiate basketball player is presented, and screening and management of her team is discussed. Interestingly, multiple MRSA strains were discovered on testing of the team, raising concern that the prevalence of colonization in this population may be high.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298-0509, USA. mstevens2@mcvh-vcu.edu
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bearman
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosato
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edmond
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001490:Basketball; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D015995:Prevalence; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination