Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits

Craig E. Zinderman*

, Byron Conner*, Mark A. Malakooti†, James E. LaMar*, Adam Armstrong‡, and Bruce K. Bohnker†¹

Author affiliations: *Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit–Two, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; †Navy Environmental Health Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA; ‡Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

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Figure 3

Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cases by week of training. *Recruits arrive at the facility during ship week and undergo medical and administrative in-processing.

Figure 3. Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cases by week of training. *Recruits arrive at the facility during ship week and undergo medical and administrative in-processing.

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¹Views expressed are those of the authors and are not approved by or representative of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense.

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