TY - JOUR
T1 - Staphylococcus aureus ST398, New York City and Dominican Republic
AU - Bhat, Meera
AU - Dumortier, Caroline
AU - Taylor, Barbara S.
AU - Miller, Maureen
AU - Vasquez, Glenny
AU - Yunen, Jose
AU - Brudney, Karen
AU - Sánchez, Jacqueline E.
AU - Rodriguez-Taveras, Carlos
AU - Rojas, Rita
AU - Leon, Patricia
AU - Lowy, Franklin D.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Closely related Staphylococcus aureus strains of ST398, an animal-associated strain, were identified in samples collected from humans in northern Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, and in the Dominican Republic. A large population in northern Manhattan has close ties to the Dominican Republic, suggesting international transmission.
AB - Closely related Staphylococcus aureus strains of ST398, an animal-associated strain, were identified in samples collected from humans in northern Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, and in the Dominican Republic. A large population in northern Manhattan has close ties to the Dominican Republic, suggesting international transmission.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid1502.080609
DO - 10.3201/eid1502.080609
M3 - Article
C2 - 19193274
AN - SCOPUS:63849281657
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 15
SP - 285
EP - 287
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 2
ER -