Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin in a retrospective case series from 12 French hospital laboratories, 2000-2003

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 585-587

  Robert, J ^a   Etienne, J ^a   Bertrand, X ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Community acquired MRSA; Methicillin resistance; MRSA; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LEUKOCIDIN; METICILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 21244439106     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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