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Case Reports

Simultaneous presence of an invasive and a carrier strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a family

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Pages 987-989 | Received 28 Jul 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Simultaneous carriage of multiple clones of MRSA has rarely been reported. We describe a case of bacteraemia and osteomyelitis due to CA-MRSA and the simultaneous presence of 2 clones of MRSA in a family, 1 strain with an invasive capacity and another strain colonizing several family members.

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