Emergence of Panton-Valentine leucocidin among community- and hospital-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Chennai, South India

J Hosp Infect. 2010 Nov;76(3):269-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.12.018. Epub 2010 Jul 10.

Authors

A Nagarajan, M Ananthi, P Krishnan, U Reischl, C Prabha, H-J Linde

PMID: 20621389
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.12.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Toxins / genetics
Bacterial Toxins / metabolism*
Child
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Exotoxins / genetics
Exotoxins / metabolism*
Female
Humans
India / epidemiology
Leukocidins / genetics
Leukocidins / metabolism*
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Toxins
Exotoxins
Leukocidins
Panton-Valentine leukocidin