Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Latin American Variant in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and HIV Infected in a Hospital in Bogotá, Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo; Lina P. Carvajal; Sandra Rincón; Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez; Alba A. Tres Palacios; Marcela Mercado; Sandra L. Palomá; Leidy X. Rayo; Jessica A. Acevedo; Jinnethe Reyes; Diana Panesso; Paola García-Padilla; Carlos Alvarez; Cesar A. Arias

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140748

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Latin American Variant in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and HIV Infected in a Hospital in Bogotá, Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo ,

* E-mail: hidalgo.m@javeriana.edu.co

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Lina P. Carvajal,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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Sandra Rincón,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Alba A. Tres Palacios,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Marcela Mercado,

Affiliation Dirección de Vigilancia y análisis de Riesgo en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
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Sandra L. Palomá,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Leidy X. Rayo,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Jessica A. Acevedo,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Jinnethe Reyes,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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Diana Panesso,

Affiliations Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Paola García-Padilla,

Affiliation Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Carlos Alvarez,

Affiliation Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Cesar A. Arias

Affiliations Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Latin American Variant in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and HIV Infected in a Hospital in Bogotá, Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo,
Lina P. Carvajal,
Sandra Rincón,
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez,
Alba A. Tres Palacios,
Marcela Mercado,
Sandra L. Palomá,
Leidy X. Rayo,
Jessica A. Acevedo,
Jinnethe Reyes

Published: October 16, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140748

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