title: First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America.
abstract: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has recently emerged in the southwestern Pacific, North America, and Europe. These S. aureus isolates frequently shared some genetic characteristics, including the SCCmec type IV and lukS-lukF genes. In this paper we show that typical CA-MRSA isolates have spread to South America (Brazil).
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco I, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil.
authors.forename: Apoena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Cícero
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Maria Cícera
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Silva-Carvalho
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berquó
authors.forename: Fabienne Antunes
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Raquel Neves Soares
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Bernadete Teixeira
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Ferreira-Carvalho
authors.forename: Agnes Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial