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Emergence in Brazil of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates carrying SCCmecIV that are related genetically to the USA800 clone.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2007
de Miranda O P, Silva-Carvalho M C, Ribeiro A, Portela F, Cordeiro R P, Caetano N, Vidal C F L, Figueiredo A M S
Abstract excerpt
An increasing incidence of nosocomial infections caused by non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (nMMRSA) has been reported worldwide. The present study genotyped nMMRSA isolates obtained from hospitals in two cities in Brazil. The hospital isolates displayed pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns that were similar to those of the USA100 (ST5-SCCmecII) and USA 800 (ST5-SCCmecIV)...
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