First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America. Journal of clinical microbiology. [J Clin Microbiol] Journal article | | Title | First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America. | | Author(s) | Ribeiro A, Dias C, Silva-Carvalho MC, Berquó L, Ferreira FA, Santos RN, Ferreira-Carvalho BT, Figueiredo AM | | Institution | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco I, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil. | | Source | J Clin Microbiol 2005 Apr; 43(4):1985-8. | | MeSH | Adult
Bacterial Proteins
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Community-Acquired Infections
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Humans
Male
Methicillin Resistance
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
South America
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus
| | 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). | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15815039 |
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