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Staphylococcus aureus colonization of healthy military service members in the United States and Afghanistan

Todd J. Vento, Tatjana Calvano, David W Cole, Katrin Mende, Elizabeth Rini, Charla C. Tully, Michael L. Landrum, Wendy C. Zera, Charles H. Guymon, Xin Yu,

BMC Infectious Diseases · 2013 · 34 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

MRSA and MSSA colonization of military personnel was not associated with deployment status or doxycycline exposure. Higher S. aureus oropharynx colonization rates were observed and may warrant changes in decolonization practices.

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