Volume 14, Number 11—November 2008
Dispatch
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Beauty Salon, the Netherlands
Table
Characteristics of MRSA outbreak related to a beauty salon, the Netherlands*
Case no. | Case-patient | Age, y | Gender | Type of infection | Site of infection | Date of first positive MRSA culture | MRSA sample test results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Beautician, index | 21 | F | Abscess | Leg, buttock, groin | 2005 Jul | W+ |
2 | Customer no. 1† | 36 | F | Abscess | Breast | 2006 Mar | W+ |
3 | Customer no. 2 | 29 | F | Boils, abscess | Genitals | 2006 Jul | N+, T+, P+, W+ |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; W, wound; N, nose; T, throat; P, perineum; +, positive.
†Hospitalized.