title: Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from 4 Cuban hospitals.
abstract: During a 1-year period, 87 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected from 4 major Cuban hospitals for epidemiological analysis. The majority (86%) were related to the community-associated USA300 clone, whereas the remaining belonged to a new clone ST72-V. Interestingly, no hospital-associated clone was found in these Cuban hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland; Microbiology Department, National Center for Scientific Investigation (CNIC), Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Osney
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Leiva Peláez
authors.affiliation: Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Miloš
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stojanov
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, National Center for Scientific Investigation (CNIC), Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Angela Mariana
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zayas Tamayo
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, National Center for Scientific Investigation (CNIC), Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Grether
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barreras García
authors.affiliation: Infectiology Department, William Soler Hospital, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Mabel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Aleman
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Enrique Cabrera Hospital, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez Ceballos
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Leonor Pérez Hospital, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Jorge Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Muñoz del Campo
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Center for Medical Surgical Investigations (CIMEQ), Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bello Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Department, Cuban Neuroscience Center, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Leonora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gonzalez Mesa
authors.affiliation: Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland; Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. Electronic address: Dominique.Blanc@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Dominique S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Blanc
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000494:pharmacology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002440:Cefoxitin
keywords: Cuba; MRSA; Molecular epidemiology; ST72; ST8