High Burden of Staphylococcus aureus Among Native American Individuals on the White Mountain Apache Tribal Lands.
Catherine G SutcliffeLindsay R GrantAngelina ReidGrace DouglassLaura B BrownKamellia KellywoodRobert C WeatherholtzRobin HublerAlvaro QuintanaRyan CloseJames B McAuleyMathuram SantoshamKatherine L O'BrienLaura L HammittPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
This community has a disproportionately high burden of invasive methicillin-resistant S aureus compared with the general US population. Interventions are urgently needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with these infections.