Spread of epidemic MRSA-ST5-IV clone encoding PVL as a major cause of community onset staphylococcal infections in Argentinean children.

Spread of epidemic MRSA-ST5-IV clone encoding PVL as a major cause of community onset staphylococcal infections in Argentinean children.

BACKGROUND: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-(CA-MRSA) strains have emerged in Argentina. We investigated the clinical and molecular evolution of community-onset MRSA infections (CO-MRSA) in children of Córdoba, Argentina, 2005-2008. Additionally, data from 2007 were...

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Main Authors: Claudia Sola, Hugo Paganini, Ana L Egea, Alejandro J Moyano, Analia Garnero, Ines Kevric, Catalina Culasso, Ana Vindel, Study Group of CA-MRSA in Children, Argentina-2007, Horacio Lopardo, José L Bocco
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3264586?pdf=render

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