Pandemic clone USA300 in a Brazilian hospital: detection of an emergent lineage among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bloodstream infections

Pandemic clone USA300 in a Brazilian hospital: detection of an emergent lineage among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bloodstream infections

Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of bloodstream infections (BSI) worldwide. In Brazil, the hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus USA100/SCCmecII lineage replaced the previously well-established clones. However, the emergence of community-associated (...

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Main Authors: Mariana Fernandes Augusto, Débora Cristina da Silva Fernandes, Tamara Lopes Rocha de Oliveira, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Adriana Lúcia Pires Ferreira, Simone Aranha Nouér, Infection Control Group HUCFF/UFRJ, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
S. aureus
Bloodstream infections
MRSA
USA300
USA100
PVL genes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01154-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01154-3

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