Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in French Athletes at Risk of CA-MRSA Infection: a Prospective, Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: E. Couvé-Deacon (Author), D. Postil (Author), O. Barraud (Author), C. Duchiron (Author), D. Chainier (Author), A. Labrunie (Author), N. Pestourie (Author), P.M. Preux (Author), B. François (Author), M.C. Ploy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a leading cause of infectious diseases in sports teams. In recent decades, community-associated SA (CA-SA) strains have emerged worldwide and have been responsible for outbreaks in sports teams. There are very few data on the prevalence of these stra...