Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay

Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay

A novel, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone (Uruguay clone) with a non–multidrug-resistant phenotype caused a large outbreak, including 7 deaths, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The clone was distinct from the highly virulent community clone represented by strain MW2, although both clones car...

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Main Authors: Xiao Xue Ma, Antonio Galiana, Walter Pedreira, Martin Mowszowicz, Inés Christophersen, Silvia Machiavello, Liliana Lope, Sara Benaderet, Fernanda Buela, Walter Vicentino, María Albini, Olivier Bertaux, Irene Constenla, Homero Bagnulo, Luis Llosa, Teruyo Ito, Keiichi Hiramatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: molecular epidemiology
bacteremia
Antibiotic resistance
streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumococcal
vaccine
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/6/04-1059_article

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