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Salud Pública de México
versión impresa ISSN 0036-3634
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VELAZQUEZ-MEZA, Maria Elena. Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant: emergence and dissemination. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2005, vol.47, n.5, pp.381-387. ISSN 0036-3634.
Nosocomial infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important health problem worldwide. This microorganism causes a variety of clinical infections, including osteomyelitis, invasive endocarditis, septic arthritis and septicemia. Antimicrobial resistance is a factor that influences the persistence of MRSA in the hospital environment. The introduction of molecular typing techniques in epidemiological investigations has provided new tools for identifying the microorganism's origin and routes of dissemination. One of the most important conclusions that have resulted from these types of studies is that a small number of clones are responsible for most of the staphylococcal infections throughout the world.
Palabras llave : staphylococcus; drug resistance, microbial; methicilin resistance; cross infection; epidemiology, molecular.