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Shift in Staphylococcus aureus clone linked to an infected tattoo

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 12, Issue 9, Pages 1444-1446

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid1209.051634

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  1. NIAID NIH HHS [AI061385, R01 AI061385] Funding Source: Medline
  2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R01AI061385] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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A retrospective investigation of skin and soft tissue infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains among inmates in a Wisconsin correctional facility suggested a shift in MRSA genotype. Case timeline indicated a displacement of USA400 clone by USA300 clone. The USA300 index case was associated with an infected new tattoo.

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