Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Buenos Aires teaching hospitals: replacement of the multidrug resistant South American clone by another susceptible to rifampin, minocycline and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Rev. argent. microbiol
; 37(3): 156-60, 2005 Jul-Sep.
Article
in English
| BINACIS
| ID: bin-38280
Responsible library:
AR32.1
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to characterize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates recovered from different infectious sites of hospitalized patients at two university hospitals. Fourteen isolates were analyzed by repetitive sequence based PCR (Rep-PCR), randomly amplified polymorphic DNA assay (RAPD-PCR), and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). We found that a prevalent clone of MRSA, susceptible to rifampin, minocycline, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (RIF(s), MIN(s), TMS(s)) was present in both hospitals in replacement of the multiresistant MRSA South American clone, previously described in these hospitals. The staphylococcal chromosomal cassette (SCCmec) type I element was detected in this new clone.
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Collection:
National databases
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Argentina
Database:
BINACIS
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. argent. microbiol
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article