Staphylococcus aureus causing tropical pyomyositis, Amazon Basin, Peru

Coralith García, Marie Hallin, Ariane Deplano, Olivier Denis, Moises Sihuincha, Rozanne de Groot, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Jan Jacobs

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)123-125
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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