Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits

Abstract

We report an outbreak of 235 community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among military recruits. In this unique environment, the close contact between recruits and the physical demands of training may have contributed to the spread of MRSA. Control measures included improved hygiene and aggressive clinical treatment.

Keywords

• Military medicine
• antimicrobial drug resistance
• bacterial drug resistance
• methicillin resistance
• infectious skin diseases
• community acquired infections