Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in children in Cambodia

• Main Authors: Emma K. Nickerson, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Varun Kumar, Premjit Amornchai, Nattavut Wongdeethai, Kheng Chheng, Narisara Chantratita, Hor Putchhat, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
• Other Authors: Addenbrooke's Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12085
• Institution: Mahidol University

We previously described the first reported isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (a case series of pediatric community-associated MRSA infections) in Cambodia. We define the rate of pediatric MRSA carriage in the same population and characterize the associated bacterial gen...