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Title: | A case of familial transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the lnu(A) gene in Santa Fe city, Argentina | Other Titles: | Caso de transmisión familiar de Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina adquirido en la comunidad portador del gen lnu(A) en la ciudad de Santa Fe, Argentina | Authors: | Méndez, Emilce de los A. Roldán, María L. Baroni, Maria Rosa Mendosa, M. A. Cristóbal, Sabrina A. Virgolini, Stella M. Faccone, Diego |
Keywords: | Infecciones Cutáneas Estafilocócicas;Infecciones Estafilocócicas;Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina;Proteínas Bacterianas | Issue Date: | 2012 | Journal: | Revista Argentina de Microbiología | Abstract: | Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is increasingly recognized as an important pathogen causing skin and soft tissue infections as well as necrotizing pneumonia. We describe a case of familial transmission of CA-MRSA between a 6-month-old boy and his mother in Santa Fe City, Argentina. Both isolates showed an identical antimicrobial susceptibility profile, carried type IV SCCmec and harboured the pvl and the lnu(A) genes. Isolates showed indistinguishable SmaI-PFGE patterns confirming their genetic relationship. These results corroborate the intrafamilial transmission of CA-MRSA and might associate this strain with the repetitive events of furunculosis within the family. |
Description: | Fil: Mendez, Emilce de los A. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentina. Fil: Roldán, María L. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentina. Fil: Baroni, María R. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentina. Fil: Mendosa, María A. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentina. Fil: Cristóbal, Sabrina A. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentina. Fil: Virgolini, Stella M. Hospital de Niños "Dr. O. Alassia"; Santa Fe, Argentina. Fil: Faccone, Diego. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas; Argentina. |
URI: | http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/488 | Rights: | Open Access Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
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