Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: molecular and epidemiological aspects

Authors

  • Daniel Angel Luján Roca Programa de Post-Grado en Infectología y Medicina Tropical. Facultad de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v74i1.2053

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, SCCmec.

Abstract

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is broadly disseminated in the world, is epidemic in some countries and possesses two characteristic molecular markers: SCCmec IV and Panton-Valentine leukocidin, both scarcely found in healthcare-associated MRSA.

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Published

2013-03-18

Issue

Vol. 74 No. 1 (2013)

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Artículos de Revisión

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Luján Roca DA. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: molecular and epidemiological aspects. An Fac med [Internet]. 2013 Mar. 18 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];74(1):57-62. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/2053