Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus infections: Report of 4 French cases

We report 4 cases of community-acquired infections due to Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentin leukocidin (SA-PVL) with uncommon multivisceral localizations. These cases highlight the need to screen for PVL in patients with serious staphylococcal infections. All patients were cured. Two o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2006, Vol.38 (3), p.192-195
Hauptverfasser:	Salliot, Carine, Zeller, Valerie, Puechal, Xavier, Manceron, Veronique, Sire, Stephane, Varache, Nicolas, Etienne, Jerome, Desplaces, Nicole, Ziza, Jean-Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Bacterial Toxins - biosynthesis Bacterial Toxins - genetics Biological and medical sciences Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology Community-Acquired Infections - pathology Exotoxins - biosynthesis Exotoxins - genetics Female France - epidemiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Infectious diseases Leukocidins Male Medical sciences Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - pathology Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity Viscera - microbiology Viscera - pathology
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