Panton-valentine leukocidin and staphyloccoccal skin infections in schoolchildren.
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serval:BIB_2F1FD051F8ED
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Panton-valentine leukocidin and staphyloccoccal skin infections in schoolchildren.
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN
1080-6040 (Print)
ISSN-L
1080-6040
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Number
1
Pages
121-124
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Abstract
The Panton-Valentine leukocidin is associated with staphylococcal skin and pulmonary infections. We describe a school outbreak of skin infections and the public health response to it. Nasal carriage of a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone was detected only in previously ill classmates and their family members.
Keywords
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Bacterial Toxins, Carrier State, Child, Chlorhexidine/therapeutic use, Disease Outbreaks, Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field, Exotoxins, Humans, Leukocidins/isolation & purification, Mupirocin/therapeutic use, Nasal Mucosa/microbiology, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Skin Diseases/epidemiology, Skin Diseases/microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus/genetics, Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification, Switzerland/epidemiology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
29/01/2008 15:20
Last modification date
20/08/2019 13:13
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