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The first case report of non-nosocomial healthcare-associated infective endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA400 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Infection - 1 Aug 2013
Damasco P V, Cavalcante F S, Chamon R C, Ferreira D C, Rioja S S, Potsch M V, Pastura M P, Marques V D, Castier M B, Marques E A, Santos K R N
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Staphylococcus aureus is the main causal pathogen of infective endocarditis (IE), which may have distinct origins, namely, community, nosocomial, or non-nosocomial healthcare-associated (NNHCA). We report the first case of NNHCA-IE caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain USA400/SCCmec IV...
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