Severe non-pneumonic necrotising infections in children caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin producing Staphylococcus aureus strains

Journal of Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 438-442

  Reichert, Bernd ^a   Birrell, G ^b   Bignardi, G ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CXR; HDU; IDDM; LHCAI; MRI; MRSA; Panton Valentine leukocidin; PVL; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; LEUKOCIDIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN V; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JAUNDICE; LETHARGY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORBIT CELLULITIS; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TACHYPNEA; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLULITIS; EXOTOXINS; HIP; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEUKOCIDINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; ORBITAL DISEASES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 18844407848     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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