Abstract
Intrafamilial Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>1
Highlights
To the Editor: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)) infection was first described in our region over 15 years ago (1)
We describe intrafamilial transmission of a Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)
Containing CA-MRSA clone common in Australia (ST30-MRSA-IV) between a nurse who experienced recurrent abscesses and her husband, who died of severe pneumonia
Summary
Pandemic flu drug stockpiles are set to double [cited 2009 Jul 29]. Address for correspondence: Alain Li Wan Po, National Genetics Education and Development Centre – Pharmacogenetics, Morris House, Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK; email: a.liwanpo@talk21.com To the Editor: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection was first described in our region over 15 years ago (1).
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