An Outbreak of Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Subtype USA300 at an International School in Singapore

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 42; no. 11; pp. 575 - 578
• Main Authors: Grant, Dixon, Koh, Tse Hsien, Tan, Yen Ee, Hsu, Li Yang, Kurup, Asok, Donahue, Shelly K, Mann, Janelle, Fisher, Dale
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Community-Acquired Infections; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; Methicillin; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Singapore; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Skin Infections; Singapore

Community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) subtype USA300 remains relatively well confined within North American shores. Between August and November 2010, a large international school in Singapore recorded 27 skin and soft tissue infections, 8 of which were confirmed...