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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Rio de Janeiro hospitals: dissemination of the USA400/ST1 and USA800/ST5 SCCmec type IV and USA100/ST5 SCCmec type II lineages in a public institution and polyclonal presence in a private one.
American journal of infection control - 1 Mar 2013
Caboclo Roberta Mello Ferreira, Cavalcante Fernanda Sampaio, Iorio Natalia Lopes Pontes, Schuenck Ricardo Pinto, Olendzki André Nogueira, Felix Maria José, Chamon Raiane Cardoso, dos Santos Kátia Regina Netto
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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have changed since certain non-multiresistant MRSA lineages have emerged in hospitals. In this study, 99 MRSA isolates, 77 from a public and 22 from a private hospital, were characterized. METHODS: Isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, whereas staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) typing and Panton-Valentine...
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