Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Inner-City Shelter

Tom A Szakacs; Baldwin Toye; Jeffrey M Turnbull; Wendy Muckle; Virginia R Roth

doi:10.1155/2007/264257

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2007)

Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Inner-City Shelter

Tom A Szakacs,
Baldwin Toye,
Jeffrey M Turnbull,
Wendy Muckle,
Virginia R Roth

Affiliations

Tom A Szakacs: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
Baldwin Toye: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
Jeffrey M Turnbull: Division of Internal Medicine, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
Wendy Muckle: Ottawa Inner City Health Project, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Virginia R Roth: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/264257
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 249 – 252

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization is increasingly of concern in community settings. However, despite a recent outbreak in Calgary, Alberta, data on the prevalence of MRSA in Canadian communities are lacking. Globally, few studies have been performed in high-risk groups such as inner-city populations.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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