Spread of Epidemic MRSA-ST5-IV Clone Encoding PVL as a Major Cause of Community Onset Staphylococcal Infections in Argentinean Children

Claudia Sola; Hugo Paganini; Ana L. Egea; Alejandro J. Moyano; Analia Garnero; Ines Kevric; Catalina Culasso; Ana Vindel; Study Group of CA-MRSA in Children, Argentina-2007; Horacio Lopardo; José L. Bocco

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030487

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Spread of Epidemic MRSA-ST5-IV Clone Encoding PVL as a Major Cause of Community Onset Staphylococcal Infections in Argentinean Children

Claudia Sola,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Hugo Paganini †,

† Deceased.

Affiliation Hospital de Pediatría “Prof. Dr.Juan P. Garrahan”, Autonomous city of Buenos Aires (ACBA), Argentina
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Ana L. Egea,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Alejandro J. Moyano,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Analia Garnero,

Affiliation Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Ines Kevric,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Catalina Culasso,

Affiliation Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Ana Vindel,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Infecciones Nosocomiales, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Study Group of CA-MRSA in Children, Argentina-2007 ,

¶Membership of the Study Group of CA-MRSA in Children, Argentina-2007 is provided in the Acknowledgments.
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Horacio Lopardo,

Affiliation Hospital de Pediatría “Prof. Dr.Juan P. Garrahan”, Autonomous city of Buenos Aires (ACBA), Argentina
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José L. Bocco

* E-mail: jbocco@fcq.unc.edu.ar

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Spread of Epidemic MRSA-ST5-IV Clone Encoding PVL as a Major Cause of Community Onset Staphylococcal Infections in Argentinean Children

Claudia Sola,
Hugo Paganini,
Ana L. Egea,
Alejandro J. Moyano,
Analia Garnero,
Ines Kevric,
Catalina Culasso,
Ana Vindel,
Study Group of CA-MRSA in Children, Argentina-2007,
Horacio Lopardo

Published: January 23, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030487

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