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[Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolates related to USA300 clone: Origin of community-genotype MRSA in Colombia?].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Apr 2014
Escobar-Pérez Javier Antonio, Castro Betsy Esperanza, Márquez-Ortiz Ricaurte Alejandro, Gaines Sebastián, Chavarro Bibiana, Moreno Jaime, Leal Aura Lucía, Vanegas Natasha
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INTRODUCTION: USA300 is a genetic lineage found both in methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates. In Colombia, hospital and community MRSA infections are caused by a USA300-related community genotype MRSA (CG-MRSA) clone. The genetic origin of this clone is unknown yet. OBJECTIVE: To identify and characterize methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and...
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