Researchers calibrated a model of Norway's sociodemography with surveillance data from the Norwegian national registry collected between January 2008 and December 2015, and found that the main route of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition was through community transmission, and the prevalence of MRSA among individuals with an immigrant background was almost twice the prevalence among native Norwegians; the findings suggest a need to coordinate initiatives to reduce the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, according to the authors.
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Article #19-00959: "Quantifying the transmission dynamics of MRSA in the community and healthcare settings in a lowprevalence country," by Francesco Di Ruscio et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Francesco Di Ruscio, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, University of Oslo, NORWAY; tel: +47-98367093 email: <frdr@fhi.no>; Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, University of Oslo, NORWAY; email: <b.f.d.blasio@medisin.uio.no>
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences