Association between the presence of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding gene and a lower rate of survival among hospitalized pulmonary patients with staphylococcal disease [2]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 274-276

  Lopez Aguilar, C ^a   Perez Roth, E ^a   Mendez Alvarez, S ^a   Moreno, A ^a   Duran, M C ^a   Casanova, C ^a   Aguirre Jaime, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRONCHITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846213934     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02032-06     Document Type: Letter

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