Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2007)
Methicillin-susceptible, Doxycycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract
We report 2 outbreaks of Panton-Valentine leukocidin–positive, doxycycline-resistant, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections in French soldiers operating in Côte d’Ivoire. In a transssectional survey, nasal carriage of this strain was found in 2.9% of 273 soldiers about to be sent to Côte d’Ivoire and was associated with prior malaria prophylaxis with doxycycline.
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