First Report of Infection with Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America
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- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (4), 1985-1988
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.4.1985-1988.2005
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 SCC mec type IV and lukS-lukF genes. In this paper we show that typical CA-MRSA isolates have spread to South America (Brazil).Keywords
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