A cross sectional study of animal and human colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Aboriginal community

• Main Authors: Peter Daley (Author), Janak Bajgai (Author), Carla Penney (Author), Karen Williams (Author), Hugh Whitney (Author), George R. Golding (Author), Scott Weese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are common among humans in Aboriginal communities in Canada, for unknown reasons. Methods Cross sectional study of humans and dogs in an Aboriginal community of approximately 1200 persons. Our objectives were to measur...