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RdJ detection tests to identify a unique MRSA clone of ST105-SCCmecII lineage and its variants disseminated in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Hospital bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is frequently related to invasive procedures and medically complex patients. An important feature of MRSA is
Alice Slotfeldt Viana, Ahmed M Moustafa, Bernadete Teixeira Ferreira-Carvalho   +2 more
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Genomic comparison of two Streptococcus suis serotype 1 strains recovered from porcine and human disease cases [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that causes invasive infections in humans and pigs. Although S. suis serotype 2 strains are most prevalent worldwide, other serotypes are also occasionally detected.
Rujirat Hatrongjit, Nahuel Fittipaldi, Piroon Jenjaroenpun   +2 more
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Comparative genomic analysis of Streptococcus suis sequence type 105 and development of a PCR diagnostic tool [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Streptococcus suis serotype 14 is the second most prevalent serotype after serotype 2, and is highly prevalent in Southeast Asia. Among the serotype 14 strains, sequence type (ST) 105 is found in humans and pigs.
Parichart Boueroy, Peechanika Chopjitt, Jednipit Borthong   +2 more
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ST105 Lineage of MRSA: An Emerging Implication for Bloodstream Infection in the American and European Continents [PDF]

Antibiotics
Sequence-type 5 (ST5) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), harboring the staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec type IV (SCCmecIV), was first detected in Portugal.
Alice Slotfeldt Viana, Agnes Marie Sä Figueiredo, Figueiredo Agnes Marie Sa   +2 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Brazil: Results from A Prospective Countrywide Multicenter Study [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction The molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) impact transmission, clinical presentation, and treatment.
Alexandre P Zavascki, Barth Afonso Luis
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Dynamics of the MRSA Population in a Chilean Hospital: a Phylogenomic Analysis (2000–2016) [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
The global dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with the emergence and establishment of clones in specific geographic areas.
José R. W. Martínez, Paul J. Planet, Maria Spencer-Sandino, Lina Rivas, Lorena Díaz, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Ana Quesille-Villalobos, Roberto Riquelme-Neira, Manuel Alcalde-Rico, Blake Hanson, Lina P. Carvajal, Sandra Rincón, Jinnethe Reyes, Marusella Lam, Juan F. Calderon, Rafael Araos, Patricia García, César A. Arias, José M. Munita   +18 more
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Hospital-associated MRSA genotypes causing complicated community-onset skin and musculoskeletal infections [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
ObjectivesTo assess clinical and epidemiological characteristics, and phenotypic and genomic risk factors associated with severity and death in complicated community-onset skin, soft tissue, and musculoskeletal infections (cSSTMIs) caused by methicillin ...
Stefânia Bazanelli Prebianchi, Stefânia Bazanelli Prebianchi, Ingrid Nayara Marcelino Santos, Isabelle Caroline Frois Brasil Tannus, Isabelle Caroline Frois Brasil Tannus, Rafael Brull Tuma, Mariana Neri Lucas Kurihara, Mauro José Salles, Mauro José Salles, Mauro José Salles   +9 more
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Whole-genome sequencing-based characterization of resistome and virulome in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from ready-to-eat foods [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae is a major antimicrobial-resistant pathogen of global concern. It has increasingly been reported outside clinical settings, including food products. However, genomic data on food-derived K.
Nuha Anajirih, Sulaiman A. Anagreyyah, Hanka Brangsch, Shawky Moustafa, Dalia F. Khater, Ahmed S. Gesraha, Amira M. Rizk, Heinrich Neubauer, Gamal Wareth, Gamal Wareth, Gamal Wareth   +10 more
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Diversity and evolution of leukotoxin operons in Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

mSystems
Staphylococcus aureus is a globally significant and opportunistic pathogen equipped with a diverse arsenal of virulence factors, including bi-component leukotoxins that play a central role in immune evasion and tissue damage. Despite extensive functional
Stephanie S. R. Souza, Marven J. Berlus, Cheryl P. Andam   +2 more
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Pandemic clone USA300 in a Brazilian hospital: detection of an emergent lineage among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bloodstream infections [PDF]

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of bloodstream infections (BSI) worldwide. In Brazil, the hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus USA100/SCCmecII lineage replaced the previously well-established clones.
Mariana Fernandes Augusto, Débora Cristina da Silva Fernandes, Tamara Lopes Rocha de Oliveira, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Adriana Lúcia Pires Ferreira, Simone Aranha Nouér, Infection Control Group HUCFF/UFRJ, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos   +8 more
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