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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay.

Ma, Xiao Xue; Galiana, Antonio; Pedreira, Walter; Mowszowicz, Martin; Christophersen, Inés; Machiavello, Silvia; Lope, Liliana; Benaderet, Sara; Buela, Fernanda; Vincentino, Walter; Albini, Maria; Bertaux, Olivier; Constenla, Irene; Bagnulo, Homero; Llosa, Luis; Ito, Teruyo; Hiramatsu, Keiichi.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 11(6): 973-6, 2005 Jun.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15963301

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A novel, methicillin-resistant [corrected] 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 carried Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene and cna gene.

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Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Methicillin Resistance , Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Adhesins, Bacterial/genetics , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Bacterial Toxins , Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology , Community-Acquired Infections/mortality , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/genetics , Exotoxins , Humans , Leukocidins/genetics , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Staphylococcal Infections/mortality , Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity , Uruguay/epidemiology

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