Abstract
A novel, methicillin-resistant [corrected] 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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adhesins, Bacterial / genetics
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacterial Toxins
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Community-Acquired Infections / mortality
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial* / genetics
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Exotoxins
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Humans
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Leukocidins / genetics
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / mortality
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
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Uruguay / epidemiology
Substances
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Adhesins, Bacterial
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Toxins
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Exotoxins
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Leukocidins
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin
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adhesin, Staphylococcus aureus