Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and Risk Factors for Skin Infections, Southwestern Alaska, USA

A. Michal Stevens, Thomas W. Hennessy

, Henry C. Baggett, Dana Bruden, Debbie Parks, and Joseph Klejka

Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (A.M. Stevens, T. Hennessy, D. Bruden, D. Parks); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (H.C. Baggett); Yukon Kuskokwim Heath Corporation, Bethel, Alaska, USA (J. Klejka)

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Kaplan-Meier survival curve of time until first skin infection among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), and non–S. aureus carriers (NC). Black dots and associated text show the median time to first skin infection for each of the 3 groups.

Figure. Kaplan-Meier survival curve of time until first skin infection among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), and non–S. aureus carriers (NC). Black dots and associated text show the median time to first skin infection for each of the 3 groups.

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