Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a beauty salon, the Netherlands.
An outbreak of community-associated USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurred in a beautician and 2 of her customers. Eight other persons, who were either infected (n = 5) or colonized (n = 3), were linked to this outbreak, including a family member, a household contact, and partners of customers.
Huijsdens
Xander W
XW
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. xander.huijsdens@rivm.nl
Janssen
Maria
M
Renders
Nicole H M
NH
Leenders
Alexander
A
van Wijk
Paul
P
van Santen Verheuvel
Marga G
MG
van Driel
Jolanda Koel
JK
Morroy
Gabriella
G
D000328:Adult; D001505:Beauty Culture; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult