Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is recognised as an important cause of nosocomial infection. The spread of some MRSA epidemic clones is well documented. In Brazil, and more recently in Portugal, a considerable number of hospital infections has been caused by a unique multiresistant MRSA clone designated as the Brazilian epidemic clone. This paper describes the spread of this clone in hospitals in two cities in Argentina.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Argentina / epidemiology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Carrier Proteins / genetics*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Cross Infection / transmission
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Disease Outbreaks
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Hexosyltransferases*
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Hospitals, Urban
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Humans
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / genetics*
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Penicillin-Binding Proteins
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Peptidyl Transferases*
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Polymorphism, Genetic
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Carrier Proteins
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Penicillin-Binding Proteins
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Peptidyl Transferases
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Hexosyltransferases
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Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase