TABLE 1.
Clinical institutions that provided the 499 S. aureus isolates
| Country (total no. of isolates) | City | Hospital codea | Specialtyb | No. of beds | No. of isolates | Isolation date (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina (89) | Buenos Aires | 1 | Pediatrics | 450 | 26 | 1997–1998 |
| Buenos Aires | 2 | Cardiology | 220 | 37 | 1996–1998 | |
| Buenos Aires | 3 | Community/university | 120 | 26 | 1996–1998 | |
| Brazil (162) | São Paulo | 4 | Community | 762 | 154 | 1997–1998 |
| São Paulo | 5 | – | – | 2 | 1996 | |
| São Paulo | 6 | – | – | 2 | 1996 | |
| São Paulo | 7 | – | – | 2 | 1996 | |
| São Paulo | 8 | – | – | 1 | 1996 | |
| São Paulo | 9 | – | – | 1 | 1997 | |
| Chile (118) | Santiago | 10 | Military | 184 | 36 | 1997–1998 |
| Santiago | 11 | Public/university | 795 | 21 | 1997–1998 | |
| Santiago | 12 | Public/university | 500 | 25 | 1997 | |
| Santiago | 13 | Community | 114 | 7 | 1997–1998 | |
| Santiago | 14 | Public/university | 900 | 14 | 1997 | |
| Santiago | 15 | Public/university | 600 | 5 | 1997 | |
| Puerto Montt | 16 | Public | 418 | 10 | 1997 | |
| Uruguay (102) | Montevideo | 17 | Community/university | 420 | 35 | 1997–1998 |
| Montevideo | 18 | Public | 280 | 48 | 1997–1998 | |
| Montevideo | 19 | Public | – | 16 | 1996–1997 | |
| Montevideo | 20 | Public/pediatrics | – | 2 | 1997 | |
| Young, Rio Negro | 21 | Public | – | 1 | 1996 | |
| Mexico (28) | C. de Mexico | 22 | Pediatrics | 200 | 28 | 1997–1998 |
Hospital code: 1, Hospital de Pediatría “Prof. J. P. Garrahan”; 2, Inst, Univ. de Ciencias Biomedicas, Fundación Favaloro; 3, Centro de Educacion Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Dr. N. Quirno”; 4, Casa de Saúde de Santa Marcelina; 5, Hospital Infantil Darcy Vargas; 6, Centro de Referência e Treinamento em AIDS; 7, Santa Casa; 8, Hospital Universitario; 9, Hospital Geral São Mateus; 10, Hospital Fach; 11, Hospital Sotero del Rio; 12, Hospital Felix Bulnes; 13, Hospital de Castro; 14, Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau; 15, Hospital, San Borja Arriaran; 16, Hospital de Puerto Montt; 17, Hospital Clinicas; 18, Hospital Pasteur; 19, Maciel Hospital; 20, HPR Children Hospital; 21, Young Hospital; 22, Hospital de Pediatria CMN Siglo XXI.
–, data not available.