title: Staphylococcus aureus causing tropical pyomyositis, Amazon Basin, Peru.
abstract: We studied 12 Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing tropical pyomyositis in the Amazon Basin of Peru. All isolates were methicillin-susceptible; 11 carried Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding genes, and 5 belonged to multilocus sequence type 25 and possessed an extensive set of enterotoxins. Our findings suggest sequence type 25 is circulating in tropical areas of South America.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. coralith.garcia@upch.pe
authors.forename: Coralith
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallin
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deplano
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: Moises
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sihuincha
authors.forename: Rozanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Groot
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gotuzzo
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012703:Serotyping; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin; D037521:Virulence Factors