Type IVc are Predominant in Colombian Hospitals
- Jiménez J. Natalia
- Ocampo Ana M.
- Vanegas Johanna M.
- Rodriguez Erika A.
- Mediavilla José R.
- Chen Liang
- Muskus Carlos E.
- A. Vélez Lázaro
- Rojas Carlos
- Restrepo Andrea V.
- Ospina Sigifredo
- Garcés Carlos
- Franco Liliana
- Bifani Pablo
- Kreiswirth Barry N.
- Correa Margarita M.
DOIAbstract
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, Colombia. typing, PFGE and MLST. types exhibited high levels of tetracycline resistance (45.9%). IVc, absence of the ACME element and tetracycline resistance, the USA300-related isolates in this study are most likely related to USA300-LV, the recently-described ‘Latin American variant’ of USA300
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