Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Dispatch
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dutch Soccer Team
Table
Characteristics of MRSA infections, soccer players and their contacts, the Netherlands, 2005*
No. | Patient | Age, y | Type of infection | Site of infection | MRSA carriage in nose | MRSA carriage in GI tract | Recurring infection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Player† | 34 | Abscesses | NA | NA | NT | NA |
2 | Player | 30 | Boil | Leg | Yes | NT | Yes |
3 | Player | 43 | NS | Arm | Yes | Yes | Yes |
4 | Player | 33 | NS | Forearm | Yes | Yes | Yes |
5 | Player | 33 | Boil | Leg | No | NT | No |
6 | Player | 34 | Boil | Knee | No | NT | No |
7 | Player | 22 | Boil | Leg | Yes | NT | Yes |
8 | Roommate of no.4 | 31 | NS | Face | NA | No | NA |
9 | Player | 18 | NS | Buttock | Yes | Yes | No |
10 | Player | 20 | NS | Heel | Yes | NT | No |
11 | Roommate of an MRSA-negative player | 39 | Abscesses | Armpit | No | Yes | No |
12 | Opponent | 33 | Boil | Leg | NA | NT | No |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; GI, gastrointestinal; NA, not available; NT, not tested; NS, not specified.
†This player was the index case-patient and was hospitalized.