Characteristics of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Strains Isolated from Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections in Uruguay

Characteristics of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Strains Isolated from Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections in Uruguay

We analyzed 90 nonduplicates community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) strains isolated from skin and soft-tissue infections. All strains were mecA positive. Twenty-four of the 90 strains showed inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance. All strains produced α-t...

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Main Authors: Lorena Pardo, Virginia Machado, Marta Mollerach, María Inés Mota, Lorena P. N. Tuchscherr, Pilar Gadea, Noella Gardella, Daniel O. Sordelli, Magdalena Vola, Felipe Schelotto, Gustavo Varela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/472126
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