Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Strains Are Associated with Follicular Skin Infections

Background/Aims: Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive Staphylococcus aureus have been associated with suppurative infections; however, their precise role in skin infections has not been elucidated. We studied the rate of PVL-positive S. aureus in the different types of skin infections and comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Dermatology (Basel) 2011-05, Vol.222 (2), p.167-170
Hauptverfasser:	Del Giudice, Pascal, Bes, Michèle, Hubiche, Thomas, Blanc, Véronique, Roudière, Laurent, Lina, Gérard, Vandenesch, François, Etienne, Jérôme
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial Toxins - analysis Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Exotoxins - analysis Folliculitis Hair Diseases - microbiology Hair Follicle - microbiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leukocidins - analysis Medical sciences Original Paper Pathology Prospective Studies Skin diseases Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Staphylococcal Skin Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Staphylococcus infections
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