Abstract
We studied 12 Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing tropical pyomyositis in the Amazon Basin of Peru. All isolates were methicillin-susceptible; 11 carried Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding genes, and 5 belonged to multilocus sequence type 25 and possessed an extensive set of enterotoxins. Our findings suggest sequence type 25 is circulating in tropical areas of South America.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bacterial Toxins / genetics
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Bacterial / classification
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Exotoxins / genetics
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Leukocidins / genetics
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Middle Aged
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Peru / epidemiology
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Phylogeny
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Pyomyositis / epidemiology*
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Pyomyositis / microbiology
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Pyomyositis / pathology
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Serotyping
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
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Virulence Factors / genetics
Substances
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Bacterial Toxins
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DNA, Bacterial
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Exotoxins
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Leukocidins
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin
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Virulence Factors