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| Sousa-Junior,F.C. de; Silva-Carvalho,M.C.; Fernandes,M.J.B.C.; Vieira,M.F.P.; Pellegrino,F.L.P.C.; Figueiredo,A.M.S.; Melo,M.C.N. de; Milan,E.P.. |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major agent of hospital infections worldwide. In Brazil, a multiresistant MRSA lineage (ST239-SCCmecIIIA), the so-called Brazilian epidemic clone (BEC), has predominated in all regions. However, an increase in nosocomial infections caused by non-multiresistant MRSA clones has recently been observed. In the present study, 45 clinical isolates of MRSA obtained from a university hospital located in Natal city, Brazil, were identified by standard laboratory methods and molecularly characterized using staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out using CLSI methods. The MRSA isolates studied displayed a... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Antimicrobial resistance; Brazilian epidemic clone; Pediatric clone; SCCmecIV. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000002 |
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