The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones belonging to the Brazilian, Pediatric, Cordobes/Chilean and New York/Japan clonal complexes are widely distributed across Latin America, although their individual distribution patterns and resistance to antimicrobial drugs are constantly chan...
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| description | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones belonging to the Brazilian, Pediatric, Cordobes/Chilean and New York/Japan clonal complexes are widely distributed across Latin America, although their individual distribution patterns and resistance to antimicrobial drugs are constantly changing. Furthermore, clones with increased virulence are beginning to appear more frequently both in hospital and community settings, and there is evidence that virulence factors can be transferred between hospital- and community-associated clones through recombination. These changing patterns have significant implications for clinical practice in the region. Most importantly, clinicians need to be aware of the changing antimicrobial resistance profile of circulating MRSA clones in their region in order to choose the most appropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy. Thus, regional molecular epidemiology programs are required across the region to provide accurate identification and characterization of circulating MRSA clones |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf545aa754e04493ba494a67dfb3ef0c2022-12-22T01:24:30ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439114suppl 2879610.1590/S1413-86702010000800004S1413-86702010000800004The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the regionEduardo Rodríguez-Noriega0Carlos Seas1Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaUniversidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones belonging to the Brazilian, Pediatric, Cordobes/Chilean and New York/Japan clonal complexes are widely distributed across Latin America, although their individual distribution patterns and resistance to antimicrobial drugs are constantly changing. Furthermore, clones with increased virulence are beginning to appear more frequently both in hospital and community settings, and there is evidence that virulence factors can be transferred between hospital- and community-associated clones through recombination. These changing patterns have significant implications for clinical practice in the region. Most importantly, clinicians need to be aware of the changing antimicrobial resistance profile of circulating MRSA clones in their region in order to choose the most appropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy. Thus, regional molecular epidemiology programs are required across the region to provide accurate identification and characterization of circulating MRSA cloneshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000800004&lng=en&tlng=enMRSAclonesmolecular epidemiologyLatin America |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega Carlos Seas The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases MRSA clones molecular epidemiology Latin America |
| title | The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region |
| title_full | The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region |
| title_fullStr | The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region |
| title_full_unstemmed | The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region |
| title_short | The changing pattern of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in Latin America: implications for clinical practice in the region |
| title_sort | changing pattern of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus clones in latin america implications for clinical practice in the region |
| topic | MRSA clones molecular epidemiology Latin America |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000800004&lng=en&tlng=en |
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