Ineffectiveness of Surveillance to Control Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Professional Football Team

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Garza ◽  
Gannon Sungar ◽  
Tyler Johnston ◽  
Brice Rolston ◽  
Jeffrey D Ferguson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Control Community

Multiclonal outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections on a collegiate football team

2008 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. HALL ◽  
D. BIXLER ◽  
L. E. HADDY
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Collegiate Football

SUMMARYAn outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) occurred in a college football team in August 2006. Of 109 players on the team roster, 88 (81%) were interviewed during a cohort investigation. Twenty-five cases were identified, six of which were culture-confirmed. Available culture isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), which identified two different MRSA strains associated with the outbreak. Playing positions with the most physical contact (offensive linemen, defensive linemen, and tight ends) had the greatest risk of infection [risk ratio (RR) 5·1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2·3–11·5. Other risk factors included recent skin trauma (RR 1·9, 95% CI 0·95–3·7), use of therapeutic hydrocollator packs (RR 2·5, 95% CI 1·1–5·7), and miscellaneous training equipment use (RR 2·1, 95% CI 1·1–4·1). The outbreak was successfully controlled through team education and implementation of improved infection-control practices and hygiene policies.

scholarly journals Whole Genome Sequencing of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pseudo-Outbreak in a Professional Football Team

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deverick J. Anderson ◽  
Simon R. Harris ◽  
Eliot Godofsky ◽  
Todd Toriscelli ◽  
Thomas H. Rude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Training Facility ◽  
Football Team

Abstract Two American football players on the same team were diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections on the same day. Our investigation, including whole genome sequencing, confirmed that players did not transmit MRSA to one another nor did they acquire the MRSA from a single source within the training facility.

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