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| | On February 19, 2008 the ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' published a study regarding antibiotic resistant staph infection in relation to men who have sex with men and the abstract for the article states: | | On February 19, 2008 the ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' published a study regarding antibiotic resistant staph infection in relation to men who have sex with men and the abstract for the article states: |
| − | {{Cquote|Infection with multidrug-resistant USA300 MRSA is common among men who have sex with men, and multidrug-resistant MRSA infection might be sexually transmitted in this population.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283202?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum</ref>}} | + | {{Cquote|Infection with multidrug-resistant USA300 MRSA is common among men who have sex with men, and multidrug-resistant MRSA infection might be sexually transmitted in this population.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283202?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum</ref>}} |
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| | The February 19, 2008 ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' declared: | | The February 19, 2008 ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' declared: |
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| | MRSA is typically transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, which occurs during a variety of activities, including sex. There is no evidence at this time to suggest that it MRSA is a sexually-transmitted infection in the classical sense. | | MRSA is typically transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, which occurs during a variety of activities, including sex. There is no evidence at this time to suggest that it MRSA is a sexually-transmitted infection in the classical sense. |
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| − | Therefore, CDC believes that our recommended prevention measures for CA-MRSA in general are also the most appropriate response to the strains described among MSM.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2008/t080116.htm</ref>}} | + | Therefore, CDC believes that our recommended prevention measures for CA-MRSA in general are also the most appropriate response to the strains described among MSM.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2008/t080116.htm</ref>}} |
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| | [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] commentators and conservative news organizations have published a number of articles on the internet in relation to the homosexuality and MRSA issue.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/news/is-there-a-vast-anti-gay-conspiracy-the-homosexuality-mrsa-link.html#more-1735</ref> | | [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] commentators and conservative news organizations have published a number of articles on the internet in relation to the homosexuality and MRSA issue.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/news/is-there-a-vast-anti-gay-conspiracy-the-homosexuality-mrsa-link.html#more-1735</ref> |