Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Canoe Camp

Abstract

We investigated a cluster of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among persons at a wilderness canoe camp. Isolates from the investigation had identical profiles for susceptibility, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and toxins. Participants in activities that involve skin injury, person-to-person contact, and inadequate hygiene are at increased risk for methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections.

Keywords

• Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• CA-MRSA
• antibiotic resistance
• dispatch
• United States