Abstract
Among bullous impetigo isolates, exfoliative toxin (ET) gene carriage was found in 61.5% of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates versus 90.6% of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates. MRSA-only cases were ETB or ETA positive, while MRSA/MSSA coinfection cases were ET negative for MRSA but ETA positive for MSSA. Collagen adhesin may facilitate some MRSA infections.
MeSH terms
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Adhesins, Bacterial / biosynthesis
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Adhesins, Bacterial / genetics
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Exfoliatins / biosynthesis*
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Exfoliatins / genetics
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Humans
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Impetigo / microbiology*
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Infant
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Methicillin Resistance
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Virulence Factors / biosynthesis*
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Virulence Factors / genetics
Substances
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Adhesins, Bacterial
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Exfoliatins
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Virulence Factors
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adhesin, Staphylococcus aureus