Europe importation of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a case report of recurrent furunculosis

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Apr;31(4):e196-e197. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13938. Epub 2016 Sep 16.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angola / ethnology
  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis*
  • Biopsy
  • Exotoxins / analysis*
  • Furunculosis / diagnosis*
  • Furunculosis / ethnology
  • Furunculosis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / analysis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Portugal / epidemiology
  • Recurrence
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / ethnology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / chemistry*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Travel

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin