title: Letter to the editor: seafarers: a new risk group for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
authors.affiliation: Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lekkerkerk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: van Genderen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Severin
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Peper
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Storm
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014195:Travel