Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northwest Ontario: A Five-Year Report of Incidence and Antibiotic Resistance

BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is traditionally high in remote areas of Canada with large Aboriginal populations. Northwestern Ontario is home to 28,000 First Nations people in more than 30 remote communities; rates of CA-MRSA...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Main Authors: Jill Muileboom, Marsha Hamilton, Karen Parent, Donna Makahnouk, Michael Kirlew, Raphael Saginur, Freda Lam, Len Kelly
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013
Subjects:
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Microbiology
QR1-502
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/169409
https://doaj.org/article/dde271c185a74b81ae242146f5a8788b
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Summary:BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is traditionally high in remote areas of Canada with large Aboriginal populations. Northwestern Ontario is home to 28,000 First Nations people in more than 30 remote communities; rates of CA-MRSA are unknown.

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