Staphylococcus aureus isolated in cases of impetigo produces both epidermolysin A or B and lukE-lukD in 78% of 131 retrospective and prospective cases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 4349-4356

  Gravet, A ^a   Couppie P ^a   Meunier, O ^a   Clyti, E ^a   Moreau, B ^a   Pradinaud, R ^a   Monteil, H ^a   Prievost G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENTEROTOXIN; EPIDERMOLYSIN A; EPIDERMOLYSIN B; EXFOLIATIN; GENE PRODUCT; LEUKOTOXIN; SMA1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FRANCE; FRENCH GUIANA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EXFOLIATINS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES;

EID: 0035205606     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4349-4356.2001     Document Type: Article

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