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Detection of a new community genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone that is unrelated to the USA300 clone and that causes pediatric infections in Colombia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2013
Escobar Javier Antonio, Marquez-Ortiz Ricaurte Alejandro, Alvarez-Olmos Martha I, Leal Aura Lucia, Castro Betsy Esperanza, Vanegas Natasha
Abstract excerpt
The dissemination of a clone of community genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CG-MRSA) that is related to USA300 has been reported in Latin America. We recently detected isolates of a new clone of CG-MRSA (spa type t1635 and ACME-negative) that was genetically unrelated to the USA300 clone and that causes infections in children in Colombia. This finding indicates the appearance of a new clone of...
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