Article
A comparison of virulence patterns and in vivo fitness between hospital- and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus related to the USA400 clone.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Mar 2015
Guimarães M A, Ramundo M S, Américo M A, de Mattos M C, Souza R R, Ramos-Júnior E S, Coelho L R, Morrot A, Melo P A, Fracalanzza S E L, Ferreira F A, Figueiredo A M S
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates genetically related to the CA-MRSA clone MW2/USA400 (ST1-SCCmecIV lineage) from the United States have emerged in hospitals in Rio de Janeiro and are associated with nosocomial bloodstream infections. To understand the virulence mechanisms involved in the adaptability of ST1 isolates as a hospital pathogen in Rio de Janeiro, we compared the virulence...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.