CC8 MRSA strains harboring SCCmec type IVc are predominant in Colombian hospitals.
BACKGROUND: Recent reports highlight the incursion of community-associated MRSA within healthcare settings. However, knowledge of this phenomenon remains limited in Latin America. The aim of this study was to evaluate the molecular epidemiology of MRSA in three tertiary-care hospitals in Medellín, C...
Main Authors: | J Natalia Jiménez, Ana M Ocampo, Johanna M Vanegas, Erika A Rodriguez, José R Mediavilla, Liang Chen, Carlos E Muskus, Lázaro A Vélez, Carlos Rojas, Andrea V Restrepo, Sigifredo Ospina, Carlos Garcés, Liliana Franco, Pablo Bifani, Barry N Kreiswirth, Margarita M Correa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3380008?pdf=render |
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