| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3348090 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Sixty-nine community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus recovered in 6 healthcare centers from northeastern and eastern Argentina were genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The predominant pulsotype was widely distributed harbored SCCmec type IV and Panton–Valentine leukocidin genes. Representative isolates were characterized by multilocus sequence typing and spa typing, demonstrating that this clone belonged to ST5 and spa type 311.
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Authors
Noella Gardella, Martha von Specht, Arabela Cuirolo, Adriana Rosato, Gabriel Gutkind, Marta Mollerach,