Heterosexual transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Abstract
Heterosexual transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has not been documented. As part of a survey conducted in northern Manhattan, we encountered 3 households in which heterosexual transmission was responsible for new community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection. The vaginal and inguinal isolates obtained from the sexual partners were USA 300. This report documents an important and previously unrecognized means of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus colonization and transmission for these potentially invasive strains.
Medical subject headings
- Heterosexuality
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
- Staphylococcal Infections