Staphylococcus aureus infection caused by a Panton Valentine leukocidin-producing strain

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Mar;24(3):284-5. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000154591.80402.ed.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / genetics
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Carrier State*
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Exotoxins
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / genetics*
  • Male
  • Nasopharynx / metabolism
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / classification
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin