Staphylococcus aureus positive for Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes but susceptible to methicillin in patients with furuncles

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 477-479

  Nolte, O ^a,b   Haag, H ^a   Zimmerman, A ^a   Geiss, H K ^a  

^a Department Hygiene and Medical Microbiology   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCIDIN; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FURUNCULOSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC CODE; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 23744450109     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1354-2     Document Type: Article

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