title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a beauty salon, the Netherlands.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. xander.huijsdens@rivm.nl
authors.forename: Xander W
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Huijsdens
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: Nicole H M
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Renders
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leenders
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Wijk
authors.forename: Marga G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: van Santen Verheuvel
authors.forename: Jolanda Koel
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: van Driel
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morroy
mesh_terms: 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