title: MRSA USA300 clone and VREF--a U.S.-Colombian connection?
authors.forename: Cesar A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rincon
authors.forename: Shahreen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Wilfrido
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Coronell
authors.forename: Jinnethe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Sreedhar R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Nallapareddy
authors.forename: Barbara E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics