Whole Genome Sequencing of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pseudo-Outbreak in a Professional Football Team.
Two American football players on the same team were diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections on the same day. Our investigation, including whole genome sequencing, confirmed that players did not transmit MRSA to one another nor did they acquire the MRSA from a single source within the training facility.
Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
Deverick J
DJ
Anderson
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute , Hinxton , United Kingdom.
Simon R
SR
Harris
Bach & Godofsky , Bradenton, Florida.
Eliot
E
Godofsky
St. Thomas Sports Park , Nashville, Tennessee.
Todd
T
Toriscelli
Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
Thomas H
TH
Rude
BayCare Medical Group ; University of South Florida , Tampa.
Kevin
K
Elder
Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
Daniel J
DJ
Sexton
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; ProHEALTH Care Associates LLP , New York, New York.
Elliot J
EJ
Pellman
George Washington University School of Medicine, District of Columbia ; University of Virginia School of Medicine , Charlottesville.
Thom
T
Mayer
Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
Vance G
VG
Fowler
University of Cambridge , United Kingdom.
Sharon J
SJ
Peacock
American football; MRSA; outbreak investigation; whole genome sequencing