Community-acquired Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus, Uruguay
Open Access
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 11 (6) , 973-976
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041059
Abstract
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.Keywords
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