High rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 infection, Northern Canada

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):722-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1704.100482.

Abstract

Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus infections in 3 northern remote communities of Saskatchewan was undertaken. Rates of methicillin-resistant infections were extremely high (146-482/10,000 population), and most (98.2%) were caused by USA400 strains. Although USA400 prevalence has diminished in the United States, this strain is continuing to predominate throughout many northern communities in Canada.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus* / drug effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Saskatchewan / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents