Emergence of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone related to the Brazilian epidemic clone III::B:A causing invasive disease among AIDS patients in a Brazilian hospital.

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In a previous study we described the extensive geographic spread of a multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone in hospitals located in the southern, southeastern, and northern parts of Brazil. In this study we used a set of molecular markers to demonstrate the emergence of a novel MRSA clone distinct from but closely related to the widely spread Brazilian epidemic clone. The...

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