Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Uruguay - Vol. 2, No. 23 (5 August 2004)

From 1 January to 28 July 2004, there have been reports from Montevideo on a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of community origin that has affected 417 people, among which 80% were topical infections where the patients were treated on an ambulatory basis.