CC8 MRSA strains harboring SCCmec Type IVc are predominant in Colombian hospitals

ABSTRACT: 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 M...

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Autores:

Jiménez Quiceno, Judy Natalia
Ocampo Ríos, Ana María
Vanegas Múnera, Johanna Marcela
Rodríguez Tamayo, Erika Andrea
Mediavilla, José
Chen, Liang
Muskus López, Carlos Enrique
Vélez Agustín, Lázaro Giraldo
Rojas Arbelaéz, Carlos Alberto
Restrepo Gouzy, Andrea
Ospina, Sigifredo
Garcés, Carlos
Franco, Liliana
Bifani, Pablo
Kreiswirth, Barry
Correa Ochoa, Margarita María

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2012

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/22063

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/22063

Palabra clave:

Staphylococcus aureus
Infección Hospitalaria
Cross Infection
Epidemiología Molecular
Molecular Epidemiology
Resistencia a la Tetraciclina
Tetracycline Resistance
Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina (SARM)

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/