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First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America.

ABSTRACT: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has recently emerged in the southwestern Pacific, North America, and Europe. These S. aureus isolates frequently shared some genetic characteristics, including the SCCmec type IV and lukS-lukF genes. In this paper we show that typical CA-MRSA isolates have spread to South America (Brazil).

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1081335 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America.

Ribeiro Apoena A Dias Cícero C Silva-Carvalho Maria Cícera MC Berquó Laura L Ferreira Fabienne Antunes FA Santos Raquel Neves Soares RN Ferreira-Carvalho Bernadete Teixeira BT Figueiredo Agnes Marie AM

Journal of clinical microbiology 20050401 4

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has recently emerged in the southwestern Pacific, North America, and Europe. These S. aureus isolates frequently shared some genetic characteristics, including the SCCmec type IV and lukS-lukF genes. In this paper we show that typical CA-MRSA isolates have spread to South America (Brazil). ...[more]

PMID: 15815039

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First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America.

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First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America.

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