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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Costa Rican children.

The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jul 2014

Jimenez-Truque Natalia, Saye Elizabeth J, Thomsen Isaac, Herrera Marco Luis, Creech C Buddy

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We collected all Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the National Children's Hospital in Costa Rica to evaluate the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Of 299 S. aureus isolates, 61% were MRSA. Most MRSA isolates (94.5%) carried SCCmec IV, and 45.6% carried Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding genes. The high prevalence of MRSA in this population highlights...

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PMID: 24921625
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000291
PMCID: PMC4114022

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