Publications by authors named "Bibiana Chavarro"
Introduction: USA300 is a genetic lineage found both in methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates. In Colombia, hospital and community MRSA infections are caused by a USA300-related community genotype MRSA (CG-MRSA) clone. The genetic origin of this clone is unknown yet.
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- CA-MRSA infections are increasingly common in both healthy individuals and hospitalized patients in Colombia, linked to the USA300 clone.
- Two standardized molecular methods were developed to quickly differentiate between community-acquired (CA-MRSA) and hospital-acquired (HA-MRSA) MRSA isolates.
- The methods demonstrated high accuracy in identifying CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA, making them faster and more cost-effective than traditional identification techniques.
The emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) as a cause of severe infections has been described in the recent years. In 2006, the first report of skin and soft tissue infection by CA-MRSA was published in Colombia. Herein, two additional cases of CA-MRSA are reported with a clinical course characterized by rapid progression, prolonged stay in the intensive care unit and complication of pneumonia with the onset of empyema.
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