Pardo et al. (2013)3333 Pardo L, Vola M, Macedo-Viñas M, et al. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children treated in Uruguay. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2013;7:010-6.
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2003-2006 |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Retrospective, observational |
No |
To describe the relevancy and microbiological aspects of S. aureus isolates from children treated at a tertiary-care; focus on invasive CA-MRSA disease |
Sola et al. (2008)3232 Sola C, Saka HA, Vindel A, et al. Emergence and dissemination of a community-associated methicillin-resistant panton-valentine leucocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone sharing the sequence type 5 lineage with the most prevalent nosocomial clone in the same region of Argentina. J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1826-31.
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2005 |
Cordoba, Argentina |
Prospective, observational and multicenter |
No |
To investigate the prevalence of CA-MRSA infections during a surveillance period in 2005. This study was the first report of the prevalence of CA-MRSA in Argentina. Fourteen hospitals participated. The results showed the emergence of CA-MRSA in the community in Argentina |
De los Monteros et al. (2013)3131 De los Monteros LEE, Memije MEV, Carreón AAR, Rojas LVJ, Calderón EM. Caracterización de Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina aislado de pacientes con piodermitis. Dermatol Rev Mex. 2013.
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2006-2008 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Cross-sectional |
Yes |
To determine MRSA prevalence in outpatients presenting with pyodermitis |
Gelatti et al. (2013)2727 Gelatti LC, Bonamigo RR, Inoue FM, et al. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCCmec type IV in southern Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46:34-8.
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2007-2008 |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Prospective, observational |
Yes |
To characterize S. aureus isolates from community-acquired skin and soft tissue infection but searching for CA-MRSA; it did not evaluate the risk factors for CA-MRSA SSTI |
Bonesso et al. (2014)2525 Bonesso MF, Marques SA, Camargo CH, Fortaleza CMCB, de LR de S da Cunha M. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in non-outbreak skin infections. Braz J Microbiol. 2014;45:1401-7.
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2008-2009 |
Botucatu, Brazil |
Prospective, observational |
Yes |
To establish the prevalence of MRSA in outpatients attended at a dermatologic treatment center; patients with previous hospitalization and healthcare employees were considered to be at risk to acquired S. aureus SSTI |
Egea et al. (2014)2626 Egea AL, Gagetti P, Lamberghini R, et al. New patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones, community-associated MRSA genotypes behave like healthcare-associated MRSA genotypes within hospitals, Argentina. Int J Med Microbiol. 2014;304:1086-99.
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2009 |
Argentina (several regions) |
Prospective, cross-sectional, multicentre |
No |
To evaluate the molecular and clinical epidemiology of CA- and HA-MRSA in community and healthcare settings. Surgical site infection was not counted as skin disease |
Furst et al. (2013)1414 Furst MJL, de Vedia L, Fernández S, et al. Prospective multicenter study of community-associated skin and skin structure infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Buenos Aires, Argentina. PLoS One. 2013;8:1-8.
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2010-2011 |
Santa Fe province and Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Prospective, observational, and multicentre |
Yes |
To establish the prevalence, clinical and molecular attributes of CA-MRSA in adolescents and adults with SSTI |
Baba-Moussa et al. (2011)3030 Baba-Moussa L, Sina H, Scheftel J-M, et al. Staphylococcal Panton-Valentine Leucocidin as a major virulence factor associated to furuncles. PLoS One. 2011;6:e25716.
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Unknown (2010 or 2011) |
Cayenne, French Guyana |
Case-control |
Yes |
To establish the association of virulence factors, especially in HIV and non-HIV patients, regarding secondary skin infections |
Dozois et al. (2015)2929 Dozois A, Thomsen I, Jimenez-Truque N, et al. Prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among skin and soft tissue infections in an emergency department in Guyana. Emerg Med J. 2015;32:800-3.
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2012 |
Georgetown, Guyana |
Prospective, observational |
Yes |
The aim was to determine the frequency of MRSA among S. aureus isolates at an emergency department and to identify molecular characteristics of MRSA strains |
Tomatis et al. (2018)3434 Tomatis C, Baroni MR, Mendosa MA, et al. Tipos de spa no reportados en nuestro país en Staphylococcus aureus de pacientes adultos de un hospital escuela, Santa Fe, Argentina. Rev Argent Microbiol. 2018;50:244-8.
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2013 |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
Cross-sectional |
No |
To describe S. aureus strains regarding genotypic study of mecA, SCCmec cassette, PVL and polymorphisms; also, to relate patient data with pheno- and genotypic findings of isolates |
Souza (2017)2828 de Souza ACL. Colonização e infecção cutânea por Staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina associado à comunidade em crianças e adolescentes com afecções dermatológicas. Universidade Federal Fluminense; 2017.
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2015 |
Niterói, Brazil |
Cross-sectional cohort study |
Yes |
To analyze the prevalence of colonization and cutaneous infection by CA-MRSA in pediatric dermatology outpatients and the factors associated with skin infections |