Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a High School Wrestling Team and the Surrounding Community
Open Access
- 27 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 158 (8) , 895-899
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.158.8.895
Abstract
TRANSMISSION of herpes simplex virus,1-3Trichophyton species,4,5 and Staphylococcus aureus6-8 infectious diseases has been well documented among participants of contact sports.9 Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) is well established in hospitals and long-term care facilities but has rarely been reported outside of medical institutions.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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