TY - JOUR AU - Zinderman, Craig E. AU - Conner, Byron AU - Malakooti, Mark A. AU - LaMar, James E. AU - Armstrong, Adam AU - Bohnker, Bruce K. T1 - Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2004 VL - 10 IS - 5 SP - 941 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report an outbreak of 235 community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among military recruits. In this unique environment, the close contact between recruits and the physical demands of training may have contributed to the spread of MRSA. Control measures included improved hygiene and aggressive clinical treatment. KW - Military medicine KW - antimicrobial drug resistance KW - bacterial drug resistance KW - methicillin resistance KW - infectious skin diseases KW - community acquired infections KW - soft tissue infections KW - cellulitis KW - communicable disease KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1005.030604 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0604_article ER - End of Reference