Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2005)

Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay

  • Xiao Xue Ma,
  • Antonio Galiana,
  • Walter Pedreira,
  • Martin Mowszowicz,
  • Inés Christophersen,
  • Silvia Machiavello,
  • Liliana Lope,
  • Sara Benaderet,
  • Fernanda Buela,
  • Walter Vicentino,
  • María Albini,
  • Olivier Bertaux,
  • Irene Constenla,
  • Homero Bagnulo,
  • Luis Llosa,
  • Teruyo Ito,
  • Keiichi Hiramatsu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041059
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 6
pp. 973 – 976

Abstract

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A novel, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone (Uruguay clone) with a non–multidrug-resistant phenotype caused a large outbreak, including 7 deaths, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The clone was distinct from the highly virulent community clone represented by strain MW2, although both clones carried Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene and cna gene.

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