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To the Editor: The emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is of great concern.^1,2 USA300, the predominant epidemic clone in numerous outbreaks in closed communities in the United States,² is also increasingly seen in Europe.³ International travel and the increasing trend of training or working abroad among health care workers probably contribute to its global spread.

We describe the transfer of community-acquired MRSA from the United States to Europe and its successful eradication. A 41-year-old healthy Swiss physician performed a clinical fellowship in the United States from July 2001 to June 2003. Three months before his departure, nasal and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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