Abstract
In an asylum seeker centre in Schleswig-Holstein, a resident was diagnosed with furuncle caused by a Panton-Valentine leukocidine (PVL)-positive community- acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). As a result of active case finding, 232 of 427 persons (54% of all residents) were screened for MRSA and two further PVL-positive CA-MRSA cases were identified.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 19777 |
| Journal | EUROSURVEILLANCE |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Jan 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords*
- Staphylococcus aureus
- MRSA
- meticillin-resistant
- cMRSA
- Germany
- Asylum seekers
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
