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An outbreak of community-acquired foodborne illness caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Timothy F Jones et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

Infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are increasingly community acquired. We investigated an outbreak in which a food handler, food specimen, and three ill patrons were culture positive for the same toxin-producing strain of MRSA. This is the first report of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness caused by community-acquired MRSA.

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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of Sma I-digested chromosomal DNA. Lanes 1 and 16, NCTC 8325 standard; lane 2 and 3, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) nasal isolates from food preparer A; lanes 4 and 5, MSSA nasal isolates from food preparer B; lane 6, methicillin-resistant S. aureus nasal isolate from food preparer C; lane 7, MRSA stool isolate from family member A; lane 8, MRSA stool isolate from family member B; lane 9, MRSA stool isolate from family member C; lanes 10 and 11, MSSA follow-up isolates from family member C; lane 12, MRSA isolate from slaw; lanes 13, 14, and 15, MSSA isolates from barbequed pork.

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